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Truckee Tahoe housing JPA advances Hobart Mills feasibility review as a potential workforce housing site
Summary
The Truckee Tahoe Workforce Housing Agency and Nevada County presented Hobart Mills as a Farm‑Bill leasing opportunity to develop workforce housing on U.S. Forest Service land. Staff said the site would need wastewater, a second egress and other infrastructure; the board agreed to pursue feasibility work with an engineering consultant and consider using East County housing funds for the study.
Nevada County staff and the Truckee Tahoe Workforce Housing Agency briefed the Board of Supervisors on Hobart Mills as a potential site for workforce housing under a Farm Bill leasing authority that allows municipalities to lease and develop select U.S. Forest Service administrative sites.
Heidi Allstead, executive director of the Truckee Tahoe Workforce Housing Agency, summarized the JPA’s programs — rental‑match and down‑payment assistance, employer‑sponsored housing pools and homebuyer navigation — and said the agency and county have identified Hobart Mills (roughly 60 acres about six miles north of Truckee) as a priority for further exploration. Mandy Stewart, county analyst, said an initial proposal was submitted to the U.S. Forest Service in May 2023 and the JPA board prioritized Hobart Mills for feasibility rather than a second Forest Service site constrained by airport flight zones.
County staff said Hobart Mills would require basic infrastructure investments (wastewater options, secondary egress for fire safety and other utilities) and that the JPA and county plan to contract an engineer to estimate costs and possible solutions. Staff said the Farm Bill allows a leasing entity to commit to long‑term lease obligations with in‑kind considerations such as construction of improvements and discounted rents for USFS staff. Summit County, Colorado’s Dillon Work Center project was offered as the only precedent to date.
Next steps: staff will return with an engineering consultant contract and a recommendation on funding the study, with the JPA working on partnership agreements and MOUs for site due diligence.
