This is my unedited Q&A with John Spina that formed the basis for his “Council candidates outline housing plans” article in the 8/3/16 issue of the Jackson Hole News and Guide: John Spina: What is the best option for Jackson to produce more affordable housing — public/private partnerships, zoning/land development regulations, tax incentives, the free…
This is my unedited Q&A with John Spina that formed the basis for his “Town Candidates See Value in County Ties” article in the 7/27/16 issue of the Jackson Hole News and Guide: John Spina: This week’s round of questions is about town and county cooperation. What are the challenges of being separate entities? What are the…
This is my unedited Q&A with John Spina that formed the basis for his “Council candidates talk walking, creeks” article in the 7/20/16 issue of the Jackson Hole News and Guide: John Spina: How do you envision the town’s role in conservation? Where can the town improve it’s conservation efforts? What specific conservation programs/projects would you…
This is my unedited Q&A with John Spina that formed the basis for his “Council candidate supports Budge tax” article in the 7/13/16 issue of the Jackson Hole News and Guide: John Spina: I know most of you support the tax, but it would help to have an explanation of why or why not…
This is my unedited Q&A with John Spina that formed the basis for his Council Candidates Champion START article in the 7/6/16 issue of the Jackson Hole News and Guide: John Spina: What about the transportation system is currently working? How can it be improved? Judd Grossman: Unfortunately we have outgrown our roadway system so…
This is my unedited Q&A with John Spina that formed the basis for his Candidates Take Stands On Zoning article in the 6/29/16 issue of the Jackson Hole News and Guide: John Spina: What aspects of district 2 are you in favor of and which do you disagree with? Judd Grossman: The District 2 process…
Here’s the text of my letter to the editor that was printed in the Jackson Hole News and Guide on 4/20/16: I’m very concerned that our local government is not being straightforward with us regarding it’s plan to kill SPET and replace it with a general sales tax. Here’s why: 1) Officials claim…
We must not raise taxes or use taxpayer money to subsidize workforce housing for the private sector.
Our affordable housing problem is a problem between employers and employees, and the government should not get in the middle. If employers are having trouble filling positions they need to either pay higher wages, subsidize housing for their employees, or rework their business plans to operate more efficiently.