OTTAWA COUNTY — Ottawa County officials are weighing an unorthodox strategy to combat the region’s escalating housing crisis, stepping into the development process to “de-risk” local zoning before handing land over to the private sector.
The proposal, presented by Strategic Impact Director Paul Sachs, suggests leveraging an underutilized, county-owned eight-acre parcel in Holland Township to build a community of “small footprint homes.”
The initiative aims to provide affordable, for-sale housing options for the county’s workforce and aging population…