Kalamazoo County seeks ‘permanent’ solution for community’s homeless after purchase of school property falls through Updated Feb 14, 2021; Posted Feb 14, 2021 The administration building on the campus of Lakeside Academy in Kalamazoo, Michigan on Friday, May 1, 2020. Joel Bissell Facebook Share KALAMAZOO, MI — Kalamazoo County is looking for ways to help people experiencing homelessness in the community, despite an unsuccessful attempt to purchase a property to develop as a site for housing and other services. The county government was hoping to purchase the now-empty Lakeside Academy property in Kalamazoo for $6 million to convert into housing and services for homeless residents, County Administrator Tracie Moored explained. But the county lost out to another buyer, according to a news release the county sent on Feb. 3.