||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS |||


At their September 21, 2021 meeting the San Juan County Council officially released a Request for Proposals (RFP) to purchase 5 acres of land on Lopez Island for the development of affordable housing. San Juan County seeks an experienced developer to purchase the parcel located on Fisherman Bay Road just outside of Lopez Village.

The County wishes to offer this site at low or no-cost to be utilized for public benefits purposes as defined by San Juan County Code Section 2.104.020, with restrictions to ensure affordability requirements are maintained for 99 years.

The official RFP can be downloaded on the County website.

San Juan County will begin accepting proposals on October 1, 2021 and full responses to the RFP are due no later than 5:00pm on November 1, 2021.

For more information, contact:  Ryan Page, San Juan County Housing Program Coordinator, ryanp@sanjuanco.com, (360) 370-0590.


 

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