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Council hears Hidden Creek and Big Sky examples as models for partner development
Summary
HRDC described prior partner development models (Hidden Creek, Big Sky) where RFPs and partnership agreements produced mixed rental and for‑sale housing; Rick Simpkins cited an example with 182 rental units and 9 for‑sale homes and explained how priority waterfalls can favor public employees for ownership units.
Rick Simpkins presented case studies to show how partner development can deliver a mix of housing types while preserving some town priorities. He described the Hidden Creek county partnership that issued an RFP, selected HRDC and United Housing Partners, and produced a structure that delivered 182 rental units alongside nine for‑sale homes with a purchase priority for county employees, then city employees and then public service workers.
Simpkins said Big Sky’s approach evolved: an initial trust (Big Sky Community Housing Trust) helped structure land stewardship and ground leasing in later projects, and resort tax funds were used in early stages to support development. "We ended up... 182 rental units on the lot and 9 for sale homes," he said, describing the waterfall approach to offering for‑sale units.
