Housing Now is an initiative hosted by the LSCP Foundation that brings together private, non-profit, and public sector partners to collaborate toward meeting the goals of the 2024 Target Market Analysis to build 980 new units and rehabilitate 1,445 existing units each year in Marquette County through 2029. This group’s efforts are guided by the LSCP Strategic Framework for Housing. To learn more about all the work the LSCP is doing to address the housing shortage in Marquette County, visit marquette.org/housing.
You may support the work of Housing Now by donating to the LSCP Foundation’s Housing Development Fund here.
About Housing Now
Mission: To facilitate the creation of new and rehabilitated housing units across Marquette County, particularly units available to individuals and families making 80 – 120% of the area median income.
Vision: Marquette County is home to a consistent pipeline of diversified housing developments that meet the needs of individuals and families at all stages of life and allow businesses to retain and attract talent to grow and prosper.
Goal: To meet the needs identified in the Marquette County Target Market Analysis (980 new units and 1,445 rehabilitated units annually)
Focus Areas:
- Data: Collect, maintain, and distribute up-to-date, accurate data to inform new housing projects, policies, and conversations.
- Education: Provide timely information and insight on housing development, workforce needs, and policy options.
- Policy: Work with local, state, and federal officials to advocate for essential policies that unlock the potential for more housing.
- Regulation: Work with local, state, and federal partners to ensure streamlined approval and permitting processes.
- Skilled Trades: Support the maintenance of our skilled trades pipeline in the region to provide necessary labor for housing development.
- Innovation: Explore innovative housing types, construction processes, and policies that create more diversity, lower costs, and reduce build time for new units.
- Finances: Support various financing tools and options for housing development in Marquette County.
Leadership Council
To guide Housing Now’s efforts, a leadership council has been formed of the following organizations:
Organization | Representative |
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City of Negaunee | Nate Heffron |
Marquette Township | Lyn Durant |
Marquette County Land Bank Authority | Anne Giroux |
Marquette County Building Codes | Paul Knox |
County Planning Department | Thyra Karlstrom |
MEDC | Jen Tucker |
LSCP | Christopher Germain |
UPPCO | Andrew McNeally |
TriMedia | Tom Anthos |
Keller Williams | Crystal Burgland |
Leppanen Anker Arquitectos | Aaron Leppanen |
Longyear | Bud Bradley |
T. A. Forsberg | Brent Forsberg |
Woda Group | Craig Patterson |
MARESA | Erich Ziegler |
Michigan Workforce Development Institute | Dana LaLonde |
Cross Contracting | Travis Cross |
HBA of the Upper Peninsula | Sarah Foster |
Incredible Bank | Michelle Sellers |
UPHS – Marquette | Lucy Grove |
NMU | Jeff Korpi |
Cleveland-Cliffs | Bryan Smith |
Manpower | Jenna Smith |
Funding Support
The LSCP Foundation is accepting donations to support this initiative’s work. Funds directed to this work will be placed in an internal restricted fund dedicated to housing efforts in Marquette County called the LSCP Foundation Housing Development Fund.