WE WERE THERE… Our electeds officially formed a new regional housing authority to be run jointly by the town and county. Community opposition ran the gamut from staunch opposition to subsidized housing to skepticism about how the housing authority has operated to date. Commissioner Mark Newcomb and councilor Bob Lenz were not on board with the vote. They both questioned […]
Save Historic Jackson Hole is very skeptical of the latest plan from the commissioners and councilors. Electeds have acknowledged that the current Housing Authority has sometimes ran roughshod in their pursuit of questionable projects that don’t seem to put enough low-income housing on the ground and, in the case of The Grove, have run into cost overruns. Their solution is […]
The Town of Jackson planning department released a revised draft of the District 2: Downtown Land Development Regulations (LDRs). The revised draft of the District 2 Downtown LDRs includes a revised Downtown zoning map, revised Lodging Overlay, and revised development standards for the five proposed new Downtown zones. The primary changes to the previous District 2 draft were made by […]
“What have we been waiting for?” asked Bob Lenz. The councilman’s question was directed at administrator Bob McLaurin regarding Budge landslide mitigation that appears to have stagnated for the past two years at “police taping” the affected area until tax revenues come to the rescue. While waiting on Walgreens executives to offer their solutions (and, more importantly, their financial contribution) […]
The question we get asked most often is: Are we anti-growth? Well, the politically correct answer is no. We support “sound” development that preserves the Old West feel and healthy community Jackson has always been. Moreover, we should pursue a sustainable economy that is not dependent on growth. Lastly, we prefer to live in harmony with nature rather than dominating […]
