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Board prioritizes government-owned parcels and school-district talks as first steps for site-based housing
Summary
Board discussed focusing on county-owned parcels (including Boswell parcels near the fairgrounds) and initiating conversations with school districts and other public entities about surplus land and interlocal agreements to enable affordable housing development.
Board members reviewed a prioritized site list and recommended starting with government-owned parcels to reduce acquisition costs and improve feasibility. Committee members noted county-owned parcels near the fairgrounds and identified Boswell parcels as candidates and suggested pursuing interlocal agreements with school districts for larger tracts.
"We're focused on government owned properties because delivering sites free or close to free is gonna be the only way to protect this work," a committee member said while outlining priorities. Members proposed authorized delegates (staff or council members) open conversations with Park City School District, North Summit and South Summit School Districts and to evaluate zoning and entitlement barriers. Staff said they will prepare draft affordable-housing overlay language and an interlocal template to support early negotiations.
Members acknowledged the entitlement timelines and feasibility work required and asked staff to bring higher-level feasibility scoring and outreach plans to a future meeting. The board did not commit acquisition funds at this meeting but set the process to pursue partnerships and provide council-level briefings as negotiations proceed.
