What started last year as a small, targeted conversation about housing is growing into something much larger, as the Allegan County Community Foundation expands its second Housing Summit to reach a broader cross-section of the community. The May 8 event, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Griswold Auditorium in downtown Allegan, aims to move beyond awareness — equipping local leaders, housing advocates, and municipal staff with tools to address an estimated 6,200-unit housing shortage across the county.

“As we work to close the 6,200‑unit housing gap, events like this summit bring together the people who can turn ideas into action. Allegan County’s strength has always come from collaboration, and this summit is an opportunity to accelerate the solutions our communities urgently need,” says Dan Wedge, Allegan County’s Deputy County Administrator of Services. Read More.