Hello [Housing] World!

Looking at the housing and population data in the area, we are trying to address the housing situation under the assumption that there are jobs that serve Incline Village that don’t pay sufficiently to live in the village. 

There is a lot of information available. I have read everything I could possibly get my hands on about housing in Incline Village.  I read the Washoe Tahoe Housing Partnership, which presents lots of data, countless examples, and test cases from other regions similar to Incline. The fact is, and will always be, that there will always be more demand than supply in the world’s most beautiful and accessible places.

Taking that as a given, we are trying to create viable solutions for our community’s essential workers, e.g., Teachers, Police, Fire, Landscaping, and more.  There are several ways to address this problem from community outreach and information gathering (linking those who need homes to those who have them) to more targeted efforts like physically building more livable space (new construction or redevelopment). 

Over the past several months, we worked with a local developer to redevelop a property to accommodate (4) more economical units. Still, we were stopped by TRPA because we did not want to vary from what is written in their codes. 

We have also been working with Placemate and a committee that was selected to represent the interests of the village with the county. After many hours, we developed a contract that we believed would benefit our village.  The Placemate program will help connect property owners with long-term renters by providing a small monetary incentive to the property owner. 

The Housing Committee is also working toward providing a platform to dive deeper into topics related to housing by hosting the Housing Speaker Series.  The first in the series will focus on unlocking housing in Incline Village.  These meetings will be recorded and available on the website for future viewing and discussion.  If you are interested in helping build a sustainable community, please visit IVCBA.org. 

*For more information on Housing, Our Speaker Series, the Housing Committee and updated news, have a look at our Housing Resource page: https://ivcba.org/programs/housing/

Written By: Jonathon Gardner