WYN Property Housing and Rezoning

At a glance

  • What: Council is weighing uses of the town-owned WYN property, including a Helene CDBG-DR workforce housing pre-screening and a conditional district rezoning.
  • Where it stands: Work session September 23: consensus to pursue a conditional district rezoning. October 14: staff to prepare a pre-screening. On October 28 Council reached consensus to submit the WYN Way conditional district application (draft minutes); the hearing is on the November 23 agenda as case A26-0772.
  • Next: A public hearing on the CDBG-DR application is planned for December 9, with the application due December 13; the draft application and site plan were expected November 18.

Details

  • Short-term office use of the property and restrictions on Affordable Housing funds were discussed.
  • CDBG-DR Workforce Housing for Ownership: $2 million to $5 million, reimbursement-based, about $10,000 for a site plan; concern about financing the Public Works building.
  • A neighborhood meeting was set for October 19 at 5:00 PM; it does not appear in the portal list.
  • October 28 work session: renderings of about five small homes; consensus to widen neighborhood notification to 500 feet.
  • Case A26-0772 is the Town of Boone conditional district rezoning of WYN Way (155 WYN Way per the November 23 packet).

Sources

Log

2026-11-23 - Council and Planning Commission Public Hearing

  • Hearing on Town conditional district rezoning case A26-0772 (WYN Way).

2026-11-18 - Town Council Special Meeting

  • CDBG-DR workforce housing update and draft application expected on the agenda.

2026-10-28 - Town Council

  • 5:00 PM work session on CDBG-DR (about five small homes; application due December 13, hearing December 9). Consensus to submit the WYN Way conditional district application.

2026-10-14 - Town Council

  • Staff to prepare a CDBG-DR pre-screening for the WYN property.

2026-09-23 - Town Council

  • Work session: use of the WYN property; consensus to pursue a conditional district rezoning; neighborhood meeting set for October 19.