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PADS and St. Peter's propose four‑bed transitional home for women at 47 Church Street; trustees ask about oversight, transportation and timeline
Summary
PADS Lake County and Saint Peter United Church presented a non‑voting courtesy review to convert the church parsonage at 47 Church Street into a four‑bed transitional living program for women. Trustees asked about subdivision, ownership, staffing, transportation and client screening; the project requires rezoning and a special use permit.
PADS Lake County and representatives from Saint Peter United Church presented a courtesy review to the Lake Zurich Board of Trustees for a proposed transitional housing program that would repurpose the church parsonage at 47 Church Street into a four‑bed residence for adult women in need of housing assistance.
Sandra Frampton, a member of Saint Peter UCC's building and grounds team, said the parsonage is a four‑bedroom structure that has been uninhabitable for about three years and that the church has partnered with PADS to provide local transitional housing. Alan Swooley, executive director of PADS Lake County, described the Bridges transitional program as a short‑to‑mid‑term supportive housing model that combines one‑bedroom occupancy, intensive case management, behavioral‑health engagement, workforce and life‑skills programming, and graduated independence.
Swooley said the facility would generally serve single adult women—often those exiting the PADS shelter system—who are assessed as able to live with limited supervision. He said length of stay could range from 6 to 24 months depending on individual needs and progress. PADS will conduct background checks and screen the sex‑offender registry because of the building's proximity to schools and the church.
Trustees asked operational questions. Village staff and PADS said subdivision of the property is likely (to create a separate parcel for the parsonage) but that ownership would remain with Saint Peter's church, not transferred to PADS. Trustees also asked whether staff would live on site (PADS said staff will be present during the day but not overnight), how clients will access transportation and whether the program would rely on local partners for workforce development; PADS said it will partner with county job centers, use a mix of client cars, scheduled transportation and the PACE rideshare option, and expects to coordinate with local partners such as Lighthouse Housing Alliance.
PADS described a proposed timeline: estimate repairs and bids in the coming weeks, complete renovations between summer and fall, screen clients in the fall and anticipate program start in January 2027. Swooley noted parallel, larger capital activity—an $11,000,000 shelter development in Waukegan—while emphasizing that the Lake Zurich project is intentionally small and community‑scaled.
This was a non‑voting courtesy review. The proposal will require subdivision/rezoning (to R‑6 multiple family residential) and a special use permit with a Planning & Zoning public hearing and final village board action after that process.
