Corporate ethics rules often say “avoid even the appearance of any impropriety.” Apparently local government doesn’t do this. They fight the ‘outside’ evils by writing small-town legislation on renter’s rights or human rights or e-bikes or… Fighting the evil ‘outside’ is always easier than looking-within, but the inside is what needs cleaning. The soft-corruption inside local government has been ignored […]
Housing Mitigation, making developers house their new employees, is a good idea. It requires the developers that cause the housing crisis to ‘mitigate’ it, to pay for it. But 22 years ago, when the old requirement was set, it was way too low. And it hasn’t increased — until now. Kudos to the councilors and commissioners who last year voted […]
As a community, most don’t like where local government is leading us. We don’t want four- story apartment buildings, certainly not in our neighborhoods. And we don’t want to be taxed to build housing for others or buy buses with no riders. Jackson Hole is the most generous and giving community you will find anywhere. Here is the Other Side […]
Wildlife is losing. Little or nothing has been done for wildlife since 2012 when electeds declared it priority #1 in the Comp Plan — eight years ago. In those eight years our electeds produced two massive new plans, a housing plan and transportation plan, both big-growth enablers. Ecosystem Stewardship, our #1 Comp Plan Common Value, has been ignored. Based on […]
Local housing ‘mitigation’ requirements have been around for decades, but our electeds have kept the mitigation rate at a laughably low level. They’ve focused on business growth; lots more. Now our housing problem is painfully obvious, and mitigation requirements are under review. In 2017 our electeds voted for 100% mitigation. Developers would need to provide housing for 100% of new […]
