There are a number of reasons for this of course.  As the town becomes more vibrant with new restaurants, services, activities, and neighborhoods, demand for in-town living increases.  For some, the costs, maintenance and seclusion of owning the ideal - a cabin in the woods - is simply too much, particularly when 97 percent of Jackson Hole is comprised of public lands and therefore accessible without owning your own land. The Comprehensive Plan is encouraging greater development density in town while limiting development in the county, which should accelerate this trend.

In our area of town, the North Cache corridor, changes are happening quickly with last year’s street improvements (pathways, lighting and landscaping) all along the east side of Cache Street, the remodel of the Rustic Inn to the north, and the redevelopment of the Nikai building to the south to house the Teton County Historical Society and  Museum.  Redevelopment of the block for Refuge largely completes this corridor.  This is an exciting time to be in town!

]]> http://www.refugeoncache.com/blog/2009/06/town-of-jackson-re-developing/feed/ http://www.refugeoncache.com/blog/2009/06/town-of-jackson-re-developing/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RefugeOnCacheBlog/~3/xYMRbjzRNkE/ http://www.refugeoncache.com/blog/2009/06/permitting-complete/#comments Mon, 15 Jun 2009 23:25:55 +0000 admin /blog/?p=56 The Jackson Town Council approved Refuge’s Final Development Plan thereby concluding the permitting phase of the project.

The permitting environment in town has been particularly difficult as a result of the Comprehensive Plan debate and its implications for the future growth of the valley. Given this permitting environment, the success of Refuge on Cache is a significant achievement that I attribute to the architectural design, high level of LEED certification, and creation of green/open space.

This is the time of year when everything seems possible. The days are warming and the snow is retreating up the hillsides.  The elk have moved off the refuge into the high country.  Thoughts have moved away from skiing to fishing and hiking.  The wildflowers should soon be out.

This spring, other change is in the air in town.  The draft of the Comprehensive Plan was recently released portending an end to the long community debate about the future growth of the valley.  With building nodes are now defined, development will increasingly focus on the heart of the community, the Town of Jackson and it’s small downtown center.  Within this core, our small North Cache area (NoBro), may become a primary area of interest as it’s location and views are rediscovered, and the neighborhood personality and design aesthetic continue to emerge.  The potential sale of much of the nearby Bridger-Teton National Forest property and rebuilding of the campus on the remaining land would continue the rapid evolution of the district.