VAIL \u2014 Building on the strong momentum of the Eagle River Valley’s multiple efforts across private and public sectors to create a healthy community by delivering incremental housing projects, the “YIMBY Jamboree” will take place Thursday at the Donovan Pavilion in Vail.<\/p>\n
This event is a follow-up to the 2017 NIMBY Jamboree. This year’s one-day event is also the final day of the U.S. Mountain Community Summit, which began Monday and focuses on housing solutions in 26 U.S. mountain regions.<\/p>\n
“Given our momentum in housing and the continued need for more to help retain community members and support our business community, we are excited to be a part of a deeper dive into solutions-based presentations and panel discussions to address the affordability gap in resort-based mountain towns,” said Chris Romer, CEO of the Vail Valley Partnership and a member of the Eagle County Housing Task Force.<\/p>\n
In collaboration with APX1, Vail Resorts, the town of Vail, RCLCO and Vail Valley Partnership, the three-day summit brings private and public sector stakeholders together from 26 mountain communities, including real estate developers, land planners, business leaders and policy makers.<\/p>\n
The YIMBY Jamboree includes a $60 event fee and is open to anyone interested in moving the dialogue locally from NIMBY (“Not in My Backyard”) to YIMBY (“Yes in My Backyard”) and help facilitate best-practice community building solutions. For more information and to register for the YIMBY Jamboree or the entire summit, visit the U.S. Mountain Community Summit Invitation link or apx1.co<\/a> for up-to-date programing.<\/p>\n The panel discussions include:<\/p>\n \u2022 9-10 a.m.: Speaker Session “State of the Union” workforce housing in mountain communities (Founder Williford LLC, Willa Williford)<\/p>\n \u2022 10:15-11 a.m..: Panel Discussion: “Big Picture, Small Town” community building solutions with workforce housing developer, community builder, resort representative, public staff, impact investment analyst (Moderated by APX1 Founder, Natalie Spencer).<\/p>\n \u2022 11-11:30 a.m.: Action and Engagement Q&A and Industry Task Force Group Creation.<\/p>\n \u2022 11:30-11:45 a.m.: Summary Remarks, A Roadmap Forward (Planning Team).<\/p>\n \u2022 12-1 p.m.: Network lunch, sponsored by Moe’s BBQ and Triumph Development.<\/p>\n \u2022 1-1:30 p.m.: Eagle County Workforce Housing Task Force update with organization founders and Vail Valley residents, Bobby Lipnick and Michael Hazard.<\/p>\n \u2022 1:30-2:30 p.m.: Vail Valley Deep Dive (Willa Williford, Kim Williams).<\/p>\n \u2022 2:30-3:15 p.m.: Local developer panel moderated by Willa Williford with Steve Spessard, Michael O’Connor, and Gerry Flynn<\/p>\n \u2022 3:30-4:15 p.m.: Roundtable Discussions: How do we get from NIMBY to YIMBY (Eagle County Housing Task Force member led).<\/p>\n \u2022 4:15-5 p.m.: Vail Valley (Six Towns and Eagle County) moderated by Elyse Howard, Moving from NIMBY to YIMBY with Kim Williams, Scot Hunn, George Ruther, Michelle Metteer, Morgan Landers, Jeremy Reitman.<\/p>\n 5-6 p.m.: YIMBY Apres and Closing Event.<\/p>\nRecommended Stories For You<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n