Housing Authority to approve pathway, ROW easements for 90 Virginian Lane

The Jackson/Teton County Housing Authority board is scheduled to approve two easement instruments for the 90 Virginian Lane workforce-housing site at its April 1 meeting: a permanent community-pathway easement and a set of road right-of-way (ROW) easements along Virginian Lane and Snow King Avenue. Staff said final recordation of the easements is needed before the board can approve and execute a development agreement and ground lease with project partner Pennrose, planned for May. (Housing Authority Meeting Agenda Packet)

For the pathway, staff described an 8-foot-wide permanent easement along the site’s northern property line to carry the public multi-use Community Pathway. A second 8-foot pathway easement would be placed across the property line to the north, creating a contiguous 16-foot-wide east–west corridor; staff said this replaces an existing pathway easement with a “straighter and narrower alignment” intended to preserve pathway space while providing more flexibility for the 221-home site plan. (Housing Authority Meeting Agenda Packet)

For the ROW, staff said 18- to 25-foot-wide easements along Virginian Lane and Snow King Avenue are intended to accommodate Town of Jackson buried utilities, streetscape improvements, and other multi-modal enhancements. The proposed ROW package also includes a 60-foot “bump-out” into the site’s southwest corner to preserve space for a potential future roundabout if the Town chooses to build one. The county attorney’s office reviewed and approved the easements for board consideration, according to the staff report. (Housing Authority Meeting Agenda Packet)