Planning Archives - Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance

Red House Apartments: right project, right place

Posted January 29, 2021 638 0 0

The Red House Apartments will create over 50 apartments for our local workforce. The project, which is 100% deed-restricted, is a one-of-a-kind partnership between the Cumming Foundation, Teton County, and the Jackson Teton County Affordable...

“Suburban” project could derail neighborhood plan

Posted January 27, 2021 574 0 0

The neighborhood plan for Northern South Park (NSP) is already underway, yet one of the landowners is asking for approval of old-school development in the same area. The Suburban development (so called, because of the name of the zoning) proposes...

Water workshop shows more to do

Posted January 15, 2021 318 0 1

A recent workshop demonstrated the scope of work that remains to be done to protect our drinking water. Despite previous and ongoing efforts (by many government and nonprofit partners) our water quality is not what it should be; Hoback Junction’s...

Transparency ensures trust in Northern South Park’s future

Posted January 14, 2021 531 0 0

UPDATE: after much back and forth, in which the County and the public tangled over transparency, the County officially voted to keep the steering committee meetings open to the public. Thank you to those who commented and ensured that public...

Five changes needed to fix our transportation plan

Posted December 1, 2020 659 0 0

New transportation plan progressive in policy, but not practice The 2015 Integrated Transportation Plan was designed to implement the transportation vision of our Comprehensive Plan. And just like with the Comp Plan, our community has been...

State trust lands could be developed

Posted October 30, 2020 863 0 0

With the passage of HB 162 earlier this year, state lawmakers directed the Office of State Lands and Investments to “maximize” the value of state trust lands in Teton County – and in Teton County only. State trust lands were gifted to states by...

1 Cent for Conservation and the Community: Support the General Penny!

Posted October 29, 2020 629 0 0

2020 has been a year for the books: a global pandemic, economic fallout, local budget cuts – and yet this summer we had record-breaking visitation to our public lands. We’re fortunate to benefit from the open space, wildlife, and recreational...

Grand Targhee seeks to expand – what does that mean for “the quiet side of the Tetons”?

Posted October 1, 2020 1736 0 0

by Chelsea Carson, Alliance conservation program manager As a resident of the Idaho side of Teton County, I cherish the amenities that come with living on the “quieter side of the Tetons,” like the slower pace, more affordable housing, and rural...

Let’s build the neighborhood we need, together

Posted September 29, 2020 919 0 0

County Commission voted “no” on the Gill proposal and “yes” to a neighborhood plan so that we can build the neighborhood we need. First, we want to thank the Gills for opening this conversation and for their desire to...

What’s next with the Gills’ proposal?

Posted September 23, 2020 544 0 0

The Gills’ request to rezone 74 acres of rural land in order to build housing in Northern South Park is a generous gesture. This proposal gives our community a real opportunity to address the values of our Comprehensive Plan: ecosystem...

Let’s put the community back in our Comp Plan

Posted September 14, 2020 778 0 0

Let’s put the community back in our Comp Plan Our community created our Comprehensive Plan – the foundational guiding document for local decision-making – to help us become the community we want to be. The Comp Plan basically...

Wastewater planning needed first

Posted September 10, 2020 589 0 1

Northern South Park has recently become the proposed site for nearly 1,000 new houses, each of which will need connection to water and sewer. Before we can even begin to analyze their value to our community, we must first ask if we can absorb...