Supervisors set to review county-owned property

Proposals include using land to increase housing stock

The Inyo County Board of Supervisors at its regular meeting today is scheduled to hold a workshop with county staff to review county-owned property.

According to county staff, Inyo County’s Real Property Management Policy requires that the county review its inventory of real property once every three years.

The list supervisors and staff will be reviewing at today’s meeting was developed and refined by the Inyo County Assessor’s Office, the Department of Planning, and County Administration, in consultation with Public Works.

County staff will be seeking direction from the board of supervisors, as required by county policy, on whether any of the county-owned properties might be considered surplus and disposed of by the county.

In addition, staff has prepared some “high-level recommendations” for potential uses of some county-owned properties, and seeks board feedback and discussion on these recommendations, according to today’s meeting agenda.

“The creation of new workforce housing remains a priority issue for the residents and business owners in the county and the city of Bishop, as evidenced by the outcome of numerous public meetings and SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats) analysis recently undertaken during the creation of the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) and California Jobs First/Community Economic Resilience Fund (CERF) project,” staff noted in regards to the agenda item.

In addition, according to staff, the county’s General Plan Housing Element sets an expectation from the state that at least 205 new units be constructed in the unincorporated county by 2029. The unincorporated portion of the county excludes the city of

Bishop, which is an incorporated municipality and has received its own housing target to meet by 2029 as set by the state.

Many county staff recommendations to the board of supervisors regarding the land under review seek to increase housing opportunities on the county’s limited lands to address this “priority economic development issue.”

County property Some of the land that supervisors and staff will review at today’s meeting include:

to go into construction this fall.

“California is continuing to upgrade our transportation infrastructure,” Caltrans Director Tony Tavares said. “These investments will help us increase the safe, equitable, and sustainable transportation access that all Californians deserve.”

IIJA, known as the “Bipartisan Infrastructure Law,” is a once-in-a-generation investment in the nation’s infrastructure to improve the sustainability and resiliency of the country’s energy, water, broadband and transportation systems.

Since 2021, California has received nearly $33 billion in IIJA funds, including more than $24 billion for transportationrelated projects.

In addition, SB 1 provides $5 billion in transportation funding each year that is shared between state and local agencies. Road projects progress through construction phases more quickly based on the availability of SB 1 funds, including those partially funded by SB 1.

For more information about California transportation projects funded by the IIJA and SB 1, visit Rebuilding CA.ca.gov.