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Lake County, MI

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We have no upcoming meetings on file for Lake County. The most recent record we hold is from Fri Aug 21, 2026. Newer meetings may not have been published to the official portal yet, or may not have been collected by us yet — this is a statement about our record, not about whether the board or council has met.
Lake CountyMI averageUS Census ACS
Population
68,139
Per-capita income
$34,768
Median home value
$316,800
Bachelor's or higher
18%
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Municipal budget

US Census Annual Survey of Local Government Finances
Total revenue$246.3M (FY2023)
Total spending$247.2M (FY2023)
Taxes$52.5M (FY2023)
Debt outstanding$11.6M (FY2023)
Spending per resident$3,595 (FY2023)

Recent meetings

Fri Aug 21, 2026

Planning Commission on 2026-08-21 1:00 PM - SPECIAL MEETING - Please see agenda for public participation information and eComment submission on any agenda item

Tue Aug 18, 2026

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS on 2026-08-18 9:00 AM - Please see agenda for public participation information and eComment submission on any agenda item.

Thu Aug 13, 2026

Planning Commission on 2026-08-13 9:00 AM - Please see agenda for public participation information and eComment submission on any agenda item

Tue Aug 11, 2026

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS on 2026-08-11 9:00 AM - Please see agenda for public participation information and eComment submission on any agenda item.

Tue Aug 4, 2026

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS on 2026-08-04 9:00 AM - Please see agenda for public participation information and eComment submission on any agenda item.

Tue Jul 28, 2026

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS on 2026-07-28 9:00 AM - Please see agenda for public participation information and eComment submission on any agenda item.

Thu Jul 23, 2026

Planning Commission on 2026-07-23 9:00 AM - Please see agenda for public participation information and eComment submission on any agenda item

Tue Jul 21, 2026

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS on 2026-07-21 9:00 AM - Please see agenda for public participation information and eComment submission on any agenda item.

Thu Jul 16, 2026

Planning Commission on 2026-07-23 9:00 AM - Please see agenda for public participation information and eComment submission on any agenda item

Tue Jul 14, 2026

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS on 2026-07-14 9:00 AM - Please see agenda for public participation information and eComment submission on any agenda item.

Thu Jul 9, 2026

Planning Commission on 2026-07-09 9:00 AM - Please see agenda for public participation information and eComment submission on any agenda item

Tue Jul 7, 2026

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS on 2026-07-07 9:00 AM - Please see agenda for public participation information and eComment submission on any agenda item.

Thu Jun 25, 2026

Planning Commission on 2026-06-25 9:00 AM - Please see agenda for public participation information and eComment submission on any agenda item.

Tue Jun 23, 2026

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS on 2026-06-23 9:00 AM - Please see agenda for public participation information and eComment submission on any agenda item.

Wed Jun 17, 2026

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS on 2026-06-17 9:00 AM - BUDGET HEARINGS - Please see agenda for public participation information and eComment submission on any agenda item.

Tue Jun 16, 2026

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS on 2026-06-16 9:00 AM - BUDGET HEARINGS - Please see agenda for public participation information and eComment submission on any agenda item.

Mon Jun 15, 2026

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS on 2026-06-15 9:00 AM - BUDGET HEARINGS - Please see agenda for public participation information and eComment submission on any agenda item.

Thu Jun 11, 2026

Planning Commission on 2026-06-11 9:00 AM - Please see agenda for public participation information and eComment submission on any agenda item.

Tue Jun 9, 2026

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS on 2026-06-09 9:00 AM - Please see agenda for public participation information and eComment submission on any agenda item.

Tue Jun 2, 2026

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS on 2026-06-02 9:00 AM - Please see agenda for public participation information and eComment submission on any agenda item.

Tue May 19, 2026

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS on 2026-05-19 9:00 AM - Please see agenda for public participation information and eComment submission on any agenda item.

Thu May 14, 2026

Planning Commission on 2026-05-14 9:00 AM - Please see agenda for public participation information and eComment submission on any agenda item.

Tue May 12, 2026

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS on 2026-05-12 9:00 AM - Please see agenda for public participation information and eComment submission on any agenda item.

Tue May 5, 2026

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS on 2026-05-05 9:00 AM - Please see agenda for public participation information and eComment submission on any agenda item.

Tue Apr 28, 2026

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS on 2026-04-28 9:00 AM - Please see agenda for public participation information and eComment submission on any agenda item.

Thu Apr 23, 2026

Planning Commission on 2026-04-23 9:00 AM - Please see agenda for public participation information and eComment submission on any agenda item.

Tue Apr 21, 2026

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS on 2026-04-21 9:00 AM - Please see agenda for public participation information and eComment submission on any agenda item.

Tue Apr 14, 2026

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS on 2026-04-14 9:00 AM - Please see agenda for public participation information and eComment submission on any agenda item.

Thu Apr 9, 2026

Planning Commission on 2026-04-09 9:00 AM - Please see agenda for public participation information and eComment submission on any agenda item.

Tue Apr 7, 2026

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS on 2026-04-07 9:00 AM - Please see agenda for public participation information and eComment submission on any agenda item.

Showing the 30 most recent meetings of 45 on record.

🌐 County-level context (Lake County)
County-level context — from BLS, IRS, FEMA, HUD, Census. These figures cover the whole county this city sits in, not just the city itself.
Net migration+52 people (+$13.6M net AGI · 2023)
Federal disasters (10 yr)18 ({"Fire": 15, "Severe Storm": 9, "Flood": 6, "Biological": 2, · last Sun Sep 8, 2024)
Business establishments1,089 (10,063 employees · 2023)
Fair Market Rent (2BR)$1,390/mo (401 assisted households · 2025)
Adults with low literacy25.8% (low numeracy 37% · 2017)

Sources: BLS LAUS, IRS SOI, FEMA, NHTSA FARS, Census CBP, HUD, NCES PIAAC

City profile

Everything below is drawn from this city’s own public record and primary-source government data. AI-written summaries are a finding aid, not a citable quote.

$246.3M
Annual budget
$11.6M
Debt outstanding
85
Permitted housing units

The money — in

source: Census gov-finance & state comptroller

Budget

Revenue$246.3M
Spending$247.2M
Operating spending ran ahead of revenue this year.

Debt load MODERATE

Outstanding debt$11.6M
Debt-to-revenue0.05×
Debt-load index46 / 100
A debt-load indicator (national percentile of debt, deficit & aid-reliance) — not a solvency verdict. Cross-checked against official state fiscal-stress scores where they exist.

Outcomes — economic mobility

source: Opportunity Atlas (Harvard) · research use

For kids who grew up here in low-income households, their adult household-income rank (0–1). The average hides a gap by race:

White kids
0.447
All kids
0.421
Black kids
0.410

Research-only layer, shown here for context — not included in the CC BY 4.0 bulk download.

Where it’s happening

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