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HRDC outlines use of $300,000 in Park County ARPA funds for Gartner infrastructure
Summary
HRDC told commissioners it plans to use up to $300,000 of Park County‑allocated ARPA funds for infrastructure (engineering/design and connection fees) on a ~36‑unit Gartner homeownership project; total development cost estimated at about $19.4 million with entitlements and DEQ review before site work in 2026.
HRDC representatives updated the Park County Commission on Sept. 30 about how the nonprofit will spend county‑allocated ARPA funds on the Gartner housing project.
"We plan on spending the funds allocated from Park County... specifically up to the 300,000 of eligible costs related to infrastructure," said Lila Fleishman, HRDC community development director. She said those eligible costs are primarily engineering and the water, sewer and electric connection fees needed to move the project through entitlements.
Andy Bergson, HRDC construction project manager, added that HRDC closed on the Gardner/Gartner site in 2020 and has worked on feasibility, design and market studies through 2023–24. Fleishman said the total development cost is roughly $19,400,000 and the project will be phased. She described a funding mix that currently covers about one quarter of what would be needed to make 30 of the 36 row homes affordable to households earning about 100% of area median income (AMI). HRDC expects to qualify households up to 120% AMI; Fleishman gave a rough 2025 AMI figure for a household of four around $100,600.
HRDC said it signed a contract with Encompass Architecture for entitlements and schematic design (roughly a six‑month timeline), expects permit fees in November, and hopes to start site infrastructure in fall 2026 after DEQ approvals and lining up remaining funding. Bergson said construction bidding and DEQ approvals will likely run concurrently, with the aim of delivering homes in two phases in late 2026 and beyond.
Why it matters: The ARPA allocation from Park County is targeted to infrastructure costs that unblock larger private and philanthropic funding for a development HRDC described as designed to deliver permanent homeownership options in Gartner where private developers have limited incentives to build.
What remains to be decided: Final cost estimates after permits and DEQ approval; the full funding stack for the remaining development costs; and a firm construction schedule dependent on permitting and funding.
