As a Teton County commissioner, I thought HCN’s
readers would appreciate some additional information about the
expansion of the Grand Targhee Resort in Teton County, Wyo.,
described in a recent “Two Weeks in the West” item (HCN,
3/03/08). The decision balanced the legitimate need for a
historic resort to expand with the protection of natural resources
and local community character.
The total number of 450
units approved for the resort includes the existing 96 units and
approximately 40 units of employee housing. There are approximately
314 units of new market housing. A boundary around the 120-acre
resort to prevent future expansion was a condition of approval and
is protected by a conservation easement.
There is a
dark-sky condition to minimize night light pollution. There is a
prohibition against pets other than seeing-eye dogs to protect
against conflicts with wildlife in the national forest areas around
the resort. Traffic impacts will be mitigated through the use of
mass transit. Six hundred acres of open space will be protected in
Teton County, Wyo., and Teton County, Idaho.
Hank
Phibbs
Wilson, Wyoming
This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Grand targhee stretches out.
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