In Lake Placid, where average home costs continue to escalate quickly, even steady jobs in teaching, healthcare, and local government often aren’t enough to make homeownership possible. Sun Community News reports for many essential workers, the 22 new homes sold at below-market prices in the Fawn Valley neighborhood made the difference between leaving the region and putting down roots. The last of those homes sold in April. On Aug. 21, residents gathered for an ice cream social to celebrate the project’s official completion.