Archive - The Ketchum Sun

V2N34: Why Ketchum's Comp Plan is So Bad (For Residents)

And suggestions on how to improve governance

22 hrs ago •

V2N33: A Way Forward For Housing

After two resounding defeats, you would think the Mayor would figure this out

Jun 26 •

V2N32: Your Fire Tax Will Quadruple at 3pm on June 26th

Based on a lie, and with no improvement in service.

Jun 23 •

V2N31: Public Assets Should Be Used for the Public Good--Including Ketchum's

Sounds obvious; so why doesn't half of the Ketchum City Council understand it?

Jun 22 •

V2N30: Keep Public Lands Public

Idaho's Delegation is Not Who you Should be Contacting

Jun 21 •

V2N29 : BCHA Is A Very Expensive Fail; Let's Kill It

Given Ketchum is the only city in Blaine County that supports it, let's shut it down and put the money into housing essential workers (read below for…

Jun 19 •

V2N28: Ketchum Council Confirms Its Fiduciary Failures

They dedicate Ketchum taxpayer funds to solve County problems ahead of addressing Ketchum’s challenges

Jun 5 •

May 2025

V2N27: Ketchum Will Give Away Its $10mm Fire Station And Prime Land In the LI Zone--And Gets A Tax Increase in Return

You can't make this stuff up

May 30 •

V2N26: BCHA/Ketchum Low-Income Housing Project on Y Lot Won’t Make Housing Affordable for Essential Workers

Also, more shady dealings by the Ketchum Urban Renewal Authority (KURA)

May 18 •

April 2025

V2N25: Why Ketchum's Housing Approach Won't Work and How to Fix It

Yes, I know this is too long. You should have seen the first draft. But I didn't have time to write you a shorter blog post.

Apr 14 •

V2N24: The Marriott is Back! The Biggest Building In Ketchum May Be Coming...in 12 Months

A six-story 72' high behemoth, right at the entrance to town

Apr 10 •

March 2025

V2N23: City Puts Lipstick on Their Upzoning Pig

The Community Consensus at the 3/25 P&Z Meeting Was Clear--NO to Upzoning

Mar 27 •

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