Peninsula Housing, a nonprofi t housing land trust, is looking to bring affordable housing to several locations in central Leelanau County. As part of this process, Peninsula Housing’s founder and president, Larry Mawby, hosted a May 2 community workshop at the fire station in Suttons Bay, where he hoped to hear from the community on how best to meet their housing needs.
“There is a real need for housing that is affordable for people working in the community,” Mawby said following after Thursday’s workshop. “Any time we talk to anyone, we really hear the urgency of the need.”
The nonprofit organization seeks to develop affordable housing at two locations in Suttons Bay: a 10-acre farmstead and a neighboring parcel on Herman Road in the township, and another parcel north of the intersection of Fourth Street and St. Mary’s Avenue in the village.
