County wants Forest Service to use its workforce housing mitigation rules at Targhee
Ahead of the July 6 meeting, Teton County commissioners will consider asking the Forest Service to evaluate folding the county’s workforce housing mitigation framework into enforceable permit conditions for the Grand Targhee expansion.
Teton County’s Board of County Commissioners is set to press the U.S. Forest Service to treat workforce housing impacts from the Grand Targhee Resort expansion like they would on private land, by evaluating whether the county’s workforce housing mitigation framework should be written into the project’s design criteria or special use permit conditions. In its objection letter, the county argues the Final Environmental Impact Statement acknowledges added workforce housing demand but does not “meaningfully evaluate that coordination framework,” and it asks the Forest Service to analyze incorporating the county’s mitigation standards as enforceable conditions. Grand Targhee Objection Letter
The county’s framework is codified in the Land Development Regulations, Division 6.3, and is typically triggered by employee generating commercial development, with mitigation meant to offset the housing demand that new jobs create. Commissioners will be looking for whether the Forest Service is willing to close what the county calls a regulatory gap where similar resort related development would trigger mitigation on private land, but not when it is authorized through a federal special use permit on National Forest System lands. Grand Targhee Objection Letter
Background
Teton County requests the Forest Service incorporate its workforce housing mitigation framework into PDCs for Grand Targhee Resort; as of July 2026, the process is ongoing with no final decision.
Latest: 2026-07 — The Forest Service's draft Record of Decision requires some County standards (e.g., lighting) as PDCs, but has not fully adopted the workforce housing framework; further response and coordination are pending.
curated as of 2026-07-03
Teton County requests more analysis from the Forest Service on why proposed Grand Targhee Resort facilities must be within the approved footprint, citing concerns about alternatives, local impacts, and insufficient consideration of County standards.
Latest: 2024-01 — County reiterates concerns about insufficient analysis of alternatives, local planning standards, and impacts on infrastructure, housing, and emergency services in Forest Service documents.
curated as of 2026-07-03
Teton County objected to the Grand Targhee Resort FEIS on July 7, 2026, seeking stronger mitigation, enforceable measures, and better coordination, especially regarding community, environmental, and wildlife impacts.
Latest: 2026-07-07 — Teton County filed a formal administrative objection to the Grand Targhee Resort Master Development Plan Project's FEIS and Forest Plan Amendment, seeking targeted modifications for improved mitigation, enforceable measures, and better coordination.
curated as of 2026-07-03
Source Documents
| Date | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|
| July 6, 2026 | Grand Targhee Objection Letter | correspondence |