Town, county set to select new split for Pathways capital spending
On Oct. 5, Jackson and Teton County plan to choose how to split Pathways capital costs, with five-year average annual spending estimated at about $2.03 million and options ranging from the old jurisdiction-by-location model to a 54/46 census split.
Jackson and Teton County are set to decide how they will split costs for Pathways capital projects (new builds and major rehab) when the joint boards meet Oct. 5. Staff’s packet lays out options using the five-year average annual spend of about $2.03 million, including a 54 percent County and 46 percent Town census split, a 60/40 or 62/38 split that matches other joint funding work, or sticking with the long running “pay where the project sits” jurisdiction model Oct. 5 joint packet.
The immediate question is whether both boards still want the jurisdiction approach they leaned toward last month. The Oct. 5 packet says that at the Sept. 14 joint meeting, “Pathways Capital” was one of the areas where “The Town and County both indicated a Jurisdiction Split,” and it notes staff are not making a recommendation Oct. 5 joint packet.
On the record, the Sept. 14 packet put recent Pathways capital spending at 93 percent County and 7 percent Town over fiscal 2022 to 2026, averaging $2,027,186 per year Sept. 14 joint packet.
Background
Town and County will decide the Pathways Capital funding split at their October 5, 2026 joint meeting, considering several split options for the $18.1M project.
Latest: 2026-10-05 — Scheduled joint meeting to finalize the Pathways Capital funding split, with options including Census Split (54%/46%), phased MOU splits (up to 62%/38%), and continued jurisdictional split.
curated as of 2026-10-02
FY27 Pathways Operating expenses are $331,001, split 60% County and 40% Town per the Joint Funding MOU, with a planned shift to 62/38 in FY28.
Latest: 2027 — Planned shift to a 62% County / 38% Town split for Pathways Operating in FY28.
curated as of 2026-10-04
Teton County and the Town of Jackson are considering multiple funding split alternatives for $11.07M in FY27-31 Parks Capital Infrastructure expenses, with options ranging from census-based to MOU-defined percentages.
Latest: 2026-02 — Funding split alternatives detailed: Census Split (54% County/46% Town), Jurisdictional Split, FY27 Joint Funding MOU Split (60% County/40% Town), Final Joint Funding MOU Split (62% County/38% Town), and a customizable split option.
curated as of 2026-10-03
Source Documents
| Date | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|
| October 5, 2026 | Regular Joint Meeting Agenda Packet | packet |
| September 14, 2026 | Regular Joint Meeting Agenda Packet | packet |