Affordable Housing, Middle Income Housing, Communty Housing, Workforce Housing...housing of all sorts is front and center for our community as we emerge from the shadow of COVID. Employers are strugglng to staff main street locations, our hospital keeps getting job offer turn-downs and our schools struggling to replace the crop of retiring teachers. Lack of access to housing, both for purchase and long-term rental, constrains the supply of workforce talent available. This creates cahllenges for local business owners to deliver good and services to our area's high standards.

But all the news is not bad. After decades of inattention, the housing crisis in Blaine Co is finally receiving more serious attention from a wider variety of players. This month's newsletter includes several headline articles that focus on some positive housing stories.

To further the dialogue on housing and our economy, SVED will be hosting a virtual Community Forum on November 16th and 17th in conjunction with Visit Sun Valley. This on-line event will review how our community's economy has fared since the start of COVID and explore how resilient businesses, governement and individuals can help us survive and thrive over the next 18 months. In advance of this event, SVED has curated the 2021 Economic Almanac in partnership with the Idaho Mt. Express to set the stage for participants with a wide variety of facts and figures.

No charge for admission this year so we hope you can join us for one or both sessions.

SVED has worked with Pacific Coastal Partners, Pacific Housing Partners, the Blaine Co. Commissioners and several leading private sector employers to secure access to six new tiny homes. These units just arrived on site at the Meadows RV Park and will be housing local employees starting this December. Check out the Eye on Sun Valley report on this recent community win.

ARCH Community Housing Trust has partnered with St. Luke's Wood River to build a mix of single family and four-plex homes for rent to hospital employees. The first set of four units has already broken ground at the Quigley Farms project in Hailey. Click here to read the Moutain Express's coverage of this landmark deal.

ARCH Community Housing Trust is also completing a 60-unit rental complex in Hailey designated for income-limited local residents. These 1, 2 & 3 bedroom units are expected to be occupied between December 2021 and February 2022.

SVED and VSV have pulled together an exciting program for discussion with the community. Come join us for all or part of the following virtual agenda:

10:30 – 10:45                The Evolving Valley: Truths & Myths

10:45 – 11:15                The Labor & Talent Crisis

11:15 - 11:45                  Ground-breaking Real Estate Markets

11:45 – 12:15                 Post-Covid Housing, Lodging & Accom

12:30 – 12:45                 Recovery & Growth: The New Norm

12:45 - 1:30                    Evolving Behaviors & Expectations

1:30 – 2:15                     Structural Limitations & Gaps

2:15 – 3:00                      Future Opportunities to Stay Resilient

3:00 – 3:30                      Wrap up & Actions

WITH…Panel discussions, Audience Questions, Community Polling and more!

Register now to secure access to this event.

It's not over until it's really over! The best way to fight back, keep businesses open, kids in school and our economy on track for a full recovery is to get vaccinated.

Check the Valley Calendar and the Chamber's Newsletter regularly to keep up with what's on and what's not.

American Capital Advisory, Boise State University, Centerlyne, Clear Creek Disposal, College of Southern Idaho, CSI Foundation, First American Title, Fly Sun Valley Alliance, First Interstate Bank, First Lite, Friedman Memorial Airport, Fly Sun Valley Alliance, Haavik Consulting, LLC, Haymax Capital, Hotel Ketchum, Intermountain Gas, Old Cutters Inc, Power Engineers, QBSolutions, Sawtooth Club, Sun Valley Board of Realtors, Tamarack Lodge, Waypoint Real Estate Services (Jack Bariteau),

Alpine Investment Group, Alpine Lodging - Sun Valley, Amanda Breen Law, BigWood Landscape, The Chamber of Hailey & the WRV, Christensen Global Strategies, Conrad Bros Construction, City of Hailey - Community Development, Enoteca, Kenny-Bogue Commercial Real Estate, Ketchum Grill, Lawson, Laski & Clark Lallman, Felton, Peterson, Lentz Appraisal, Limpopo Design, Magleby Construction, McCann, Daech, Fenton, Michael Doty & Associates,Perry's Restaurant,

 Pioneer Title Company, Rick LeFaivre, Rebecca's Private Idaho, Redfish Technology, Reid Sanborn, Engel & Volkers Sun Valley, Rick LeFaive, Sawtooth Brewery, Sawtooth Development, State Farm Insurance Patrick Buchanan, Success Management, Trish Wilson, Sun Valley Institute for Resilience, Sun Valley Marketing Alliance, Sun Valley Real Estate, Sun Valley Title/Title One, Trailing of the Sheep Festival, US Bank, The Valley Club, WaFd Bank, Windermere Real Estate, Wood River YMCA, Zions Bank

Becker, Chambers & Co., Blaine County Rec District, Blaine County Title, Brad Cleveland, Darlene Dyer, Engel & Associates, Kahilla, Jaquet Sun Valley Tours, KMV Builders, Mogul Management, Perry Boyle, Professional Roofing, Sandi Viau, MBA, CPA, Sarah Michael, Silver Creek Outfitters