Commissioners to weigh $750,000 for High School Butte trailhead parcel

Teton County commissioners are set to vote Monday on putting $750,000 in 2022 Land Conservation Opportunities SPET funding toward the 3.73-acre High School Butte Trailhead Parcel purchase, with the Jackson Hole Land Trust buying from the Presbyterian Church of Jackson Hole and then conveying the land to the Town of Jackson Voucher meeting agenda.

The packet says the Land Trust would keep a conservation easement and pedestrian easement that would extinguish current development rights while allowing minor improvements at the base of the hill for recreation and trail work, and that it plans to raise the rest of the money through private donations High School Butte trailhead parcel packet. Staff report notes there is $2,123,776 remaining in the 2022 conservation SPET account after prior commitments, and the resolution directs the county treasurer to disburse the funds at closing.