April 28 joint town/county meeting tees up FY27 housing budget review

Jackson’s Town Council and Teton County’s Board of County Commissioners set a full-day FY27 joint budget review for April 28, with Housing getting a defined time slot at 11:15 a.m. on the agenda. That matters because “housing” isn’t a feel-good line item—it's where the community either commits real dollars to deed-restricted units and housing stability, or keeps asking the workforce to absorb the gap.

The agenda lays out a rapid-fire sequence of budget presentations—Transportation/Pathways, START, Fire/EMS, Housing, then Planning—before moving into Parks & Rec, the Airport, Energy Conservation Works, and tourism. When Housing is sandwiched between emergency services and land-use, it’s a good reminder that housing outcomes are downstream of both: without stable workforce housing, staffing pressures hit transit, public safety, schools, and health care.

Public participation is available in person or via Zoom, with written comments accepted by email for both bodies. For residents focused on workforce and middle-income housing, this meeting is an early checkpoint to push for unit counts, income targets, and timelines—not just broad support—before the FY27 numbers harden. Source: Special Joint Meeting Agenda.