all good conversation. I've often wondered about locating workforce/ affordable housing in the middle of "the most valuable land in Idaho" as well. Would be interesting to see what that cost/ benefit analysis of that space vs how many units could be built outside of Ketchum where land is more readily available. Also not sure if anyone has looked at city/ county owned land north of ketchum to alleviate traffic coming from south of the valley. Although the NIMBY pressure would be huge. Also understanding a bit about construction would be interesting to look at cost per square foot of this new multifamily affordable building to make sure the builders are using latest modular SIP panel workflows for cost/ performance. Our building window period is limited and subs are scrambling during prime building time for high end contractors. Hopefully the builders are aligned with this thinking. My guess is that 80%+ of our building is "stick built", which is not very efficient.
Great points! One of my key themes as an observer of local government is that there is no process to allocate scarce resources against unlimited spending priorities. So we misallocate a lot of resources. I will be writing more about this! I appreciate you taking the time to comment.
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all good conversation. I've often wondered about locating workforce/ affordable housing in the middle of "the most valuable land in Idaho" as well. Would be interesting to see what that cost/ benefit analysis of that space vs how many units could be built outside of Ketchum where land is more readily available. Also not sure if anyone has looked at city/ county owned land north of ketchum to alleviate traffic coming from south of the valley. Although the NIMBY pressure would be huge. Also understanding a bit about construction would be interesting to look at cost per square foot of this new multifamily affordable building to make sure the builders are using latest modular SIP panel workflows for cost/ performance. Our building window period is limited and subs are scrambling during prime building time for high end contractors. Hopefully the builders are aligned with this thinking. My guess is that 80%+ of our building is "stick built", which is not very efficient.
Great points! One of my key themes as an observer of local government is that there is no process to allocate scarce resources against unlimited spending priorities. So we misallocate a lot of resources. I will be writing more about this! I appreciate you taking the time to comment.