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Ketchum turns to local option tax to help raise money for affordable housing.
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There’s something called the “1% for Air” local option tax, which traditionally funds air service and tourism efforts. But Ketchum officials would like to ask voters to split that LOT in half, with .5% still going to promote air travel, but earmarking the other .5% for affordable housing projects.
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The organizations have been working to move people from unsafe housing situations, sometimes without heat and running water, to hotel rooms, where the families would pay a portion of the cost. But, they knew those rooms would be occupied intermittently over the course of the winter ski season.
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Blaine County organizations raised the alarm this fall about an uptick in people sleeping outside. Purchasing the transitional housing units is one short-term solution the city thinks could help people get out of the cold.
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Ketchum officials said the $50,000 contract with NeuroMediation Group LLC — the cost of which was split by the city and Blaine County — could help about 90 households avoid displacement or hardships that come along with eviction proceedings.
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The Wood River Valley has a long, rich history with Peruvians. In particular, they share a love for sheepherding. So, it was no surprise to see, post pandemic, a new stream of Peruvian families to the Sun Valley region. But something is very different this year.
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The development standards seek to increase density in certain districts and to prevent the loss of housing units when buildings are torn down and re-constructed.
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Several Idaho cities are trying to address an increasing number of short-term rentals amid affordable housing challenges, while complying with a 2017 state law prohibiting most regulations on the rentals like Airbnbs.
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Sun Valley Resort wants to make some upgrades to its equipment and terrain, making it the focus of a Forest Service open house on Tuesday.
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Representatives from Idaho Fish and Game and Clear Creek Disposal presented options to the Ketchum City Council Monday for how to keep bears and people safe.