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Pitkin County joins Aspen and Snowmass in funding regional housing needs assessment; commissioner records a rare abstention
Summary
The board approved a memorandum of understanding to provide one-third of the local share of a housing needs assessment led by the City of Aspen and Town of Snowmass Village. The vote was 3 in favor, 1 abstention; one commissioner had earlier signaled opposition but ultimately voted yes.
Pitkin County approved a memorandum of understanding with the City of Aspen and the Town of Snowmass Village to support a regional housing needs assessment carried out by EPS (Economic & Policy Strategies) and contracted by the City of Aspen.
Ashley Pearl, the county’s resiliency and housing director, told the board Aspen contracted EPS to perform a housing needs assessment that meets both state legislative requirements and the Prop 1/2/3 (referred to in the meeting as “Prop 1 2 3”) standards. Pearl said Aspen used a sole‑source amendment to retain EPS because only a small number of firms can perform an assessment that satisfies both state and…
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