FY27 budget talk sets the table, still no housing unit targets

Jackson’s Town Council scheduled a 180-minute FY27 budget discussion with Finance Director Tyler Sinclair, but the posted agenda does not yet show what housing outcomes they will buy with next year’s dollars, how many deed-restricted units, at what AMI bands, or whether funds will go to new construction versus land, rehab, or preservation. That lack of specificity matters in a town where the budget is one of the few tools that can translate “we support housing” into units working residents can actually qualify for.

If you care about workforce housing supply, this is the meeting to press for budget line items that tie directly to unit delivery and long-term restrictions (not just studies or general reserves), and to ask Council to name targets for units and income tiers as part of the FY27 budget direction. Source: Special Town Council Meeting Agenda.