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Mono County staff detail Lee Vining housing preferences, plan options and regional housing work

Mono County Board of Supervisors · March 17, 2026

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Summary

Staff reported community support for housing at the Lee Vining Community Center site and outlined next steps including project option finalization, entitlement processes and paired subsidy strategies such as down‑payment assistance plus deed‑restricted 'bridge' units; the county also reviewed housing fund balances and upcoming applications to HCD.

County housing staff presented a multifaceted update March 17 on community housing planning, down‑payment assistance, housing choice vouchers and existing county properties. The Lee Vining Community Center housing outreach produced 21 survey responses, staff said, with unanimous support for using the southern portion of the property for housing and strong interest in rental and ownership opportunities targeted to workforce income ranges.

Staff described community preferences—storage, heating and renewable energy among design priorities—and noted 95% of respondents supported high‑quality manufactured housing as a cost‑effective option. Next steps include finalizing project options (ownership vs. rental, mobile home park vs. subdivision), drafting a project description, deciding CEQA and entitlement pathways and potentially creating a tentative parcel map to subdivide the community center property.

Other program updates: staff reported work on paired down‑payment assistance and deed‑restriction 'bridge' programs to support attainable homeownership, ongoing evaluation of regional housing choice voucher options with Alpine and Inyo counties, and Bridgeport Apartments occupancy updates (two units under consideration for county employees and the building’s generator recently installed).

Funding and timeline: the housing needs assessment draft will be published by month‑end and staff expect consultant deliverables for program design by June; a CDBG application was submitted and the county awaits HCD decisions later in the year.