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The Jackson Town Council is slated to take up issues today that could help chart the course for how it deals with development in the poor economy. During two meetings, councilors will discuss whether to allow changes that might attract buyers to a mixed-use development and whether to implement deadlines for stalled projects.
Town and county planners unanimously support efforts to expand areas that allow for light industrial businesses. During their weekly review of the Jackson/Teton County Comprehensive Plan on Thursday, planning commissioners requested that town and county staff come up with a list of options that would be appropriate for light industrial areas.
The Town of Jackson issued slightly more building permits in October than it did during the same month last year. However, when comparing January through October, the town has issued six fewer building permits this year. In October, Jackson officials issued 11 building permits, three more than during the same month last year, according to statistics provided by the town.
In her 10 years in Jackson Hole, Meg Petersen thinks she has applied for five - maybe more - affordable
homes. Finally, this summer, her name was selected during a lottery. Petersen had a chance to buy one of five affordable units in the new Pearl at Jackson building. For $212,000, she could purchase a one-bedroom
condo with stainless steel appliances and fine finishes. It sounded like a dream. Except Petersen applied for the unit sight unseen. And when she did see it, what she found was something she called similar to"a cave."
The volume and value of properties in the foreclosure pipeline has increased in recent weeks as the summer selling season ended and owners are being forced to put their homes and land up for auction. As of noon Tuesday, the Teton County Sheriff's Office reported 25 properties headed for sale on the county
courthouse steps.
The Jackson Planning Commission will consider a request to allow a development at Pearl Avenue and Jackson Street to change 10 long-term residential units into short-term rental units. Final plans for the development were approved in March 2008. Those plans included 15 residential units - two affordable units, three employee units and 10 free-market units.
Additional housing units should not be funneled to Wilson, South Park, The Aspens and Teton Village.
Landowners of large rural tracts should get up zones of only three homes per 35 acres instead of the
nine allowed today. And property owners across the valley should no longer be allowed to build guests houses, known as accessory residential units.
Town councilors today will consider an 87-unit residential development at the intersection of Highways 22 and 89 and another development downtown. Councilors had delayed discussion
about the Sandhills project at the Y intersection last month to give developer Jeff Heider and his architects time to address their concerns
A Teton Village condominium scheduled to be auctioned Tuesday morning on the Teton County
Courthouse steps is one of six properties headed for foreclosure sales in the next month.
Less than two months into 2009, Teton County Sheriff's Office, which handles the auctions, has
scheduled 17 foreclosure sales. according to Civil Process Supervisor Cheryl Chidester. For all of
2008, the sheriff's office scheduled 19 foreclosure auctions
The Jackson Town Council today is scheduled to discuss changes to a controversial development tool that allows larger buildings in exchange for certain community benefits. Councilors will consider amendments to the planned mixed-use development regulations during a workshop at 3 p.m. at 150 E. Pearl Ave.
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