Lake County allocates HOME‑ARP funds to 24‑unit supportive housing project in Mundelein

Lake County's Health & Community Services Committee voted Feb. 3 to allocate HOME‑ARP funds toward a 24‑unit permanent supportive housing project in the village of Mundelein, intended to serve people experiencing homelessness and other very-low-income households.

Community Development Director Dominic Strezzo described the project as a partnership between Community Partners for Affordable Housing and the Lake County Housing Authority. "This project is an allocation toward permanent supportive housing," Strezzo said, noting the total project is estimated at approximately $1,414,800,000.0 in project cost in the transcript and that the county's investment would be about $5 million. The development would include two 1-bedroom units, 16 2‑bedroom units and six 3‑bedroom units; 15 units are expected to be restricted to households at or below 30% AMI and all units will be at or below 60% AMI. On-site case management and supportive services are planned.

Strezzo said the county's allocation is contingent on the project's success in securing the bulk of other funding through a separate state application; the county allocation would improve the project's scoring for those state funds. Committee members asked about senior accessibility, bedroom mix and monitoring responsibilities; Strezzo said the building would meet accessibility standards and Community Partners would own and operate the building with county monitoring responsibilities during the affordability period.

Members approved the second amendment to the HOME ARP allocation plan; the vote passed by voice.

Note: The transcript contains a large numeric figure for total project cost that appears to be mis-formatted in the record; the article reports staff statements and clarifies that the county's contribution is approximately $5 million and the project is 24 units.