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El Paso County commissioners approve land-use consent for affordable housing on Whitefield School District property
Summary
The Board of County Commissioners voted 5-0 June 26 to approve a consent-calendar land-use item clearing the way for a development involving Habitat and CICC on property in the Whitefield School District that commissioners said will include affordable units intended in part for teachers and staff.
EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. — The El Paso County Board of County Commissioners unanimously approved a land-use consent item June 26 to allow a development involving Habitat and CICC on property inside the Whitefield School District that commissioners said will include affordable housing units.
Commissioners described the project as a low-cost development designed in part to make housing more attainable for local school employees. “This is what I call what we need to be looking at when the community comes together with Habitat, with CICC,” Commissioner Weissong said, calling the plan “the lowest cost to develop” and thanking partners who helped make the project possible.
Commissioners said federal law enabled a portion of the site to be set aside for affordable housing. One commissioner noted the program’s potential to help school teachers and staff live closer to their workplaces but did not specify the exact percentage of units reserved or the project’s funding sources.
The board approved the consent-calendar item (agenda item 6a) by roll call vote, 5-0. The motion to approve and the name of the member who moved or seconded the motion were not specified in the meeting record. Commissioners recorded as voting yes were Commissioner Weissong; Commissioner Nelson; Commissioner Applegate; Vice Chair Williams; and the chair (name not specified in the record).
Meeting discussion was brief and largely complimentary; commissioners said they were interested in tracking the development’s outcomes. The meeting record does not include a timeline for construction, detailed funding breakdowns, or the exact number or percentage of units to be designated as affordable.
The board adjourned at the end of the session. No executive session or additional department reports were noted for this agenda item.
