90 Virginian Lane: 150-plus homes still waiting on an RFP pick

If you care about whether working people can stay in this valley, watch what happens next with 90 Virginian Lane. The Housing Authority board’s June 1 packet flags the project as still in the RFP process, with a minimum of 150 homes planned and a mix of Affordable and Workforce units across rentals and ownership. That is the kind of unit count that changes the labor picture for everybody who feeds hay, plows roads, fixes fences, or keeps a restaurant open. See: Housing Authority Board Meeting Agenda Packet.

This is not a small “infill” deal, it is one of the county’s biggest bets on deed-restricted housing. The county bought the Virginian Lane property in 2023 for about $28 million and has been running a long public RFP process to select a private development partner, with staff recommending a wrap-up of that RFP track this spring and moving toward final selection and financing. The part to watch now is whether the eventual proposal actually pencils out without sliding affordability upward, because the whole point is homes that match local paychecks, not brochure math.