Dear editor:

October 2025 Cody Enterprise (Pioneer Village Phase 3):

“Something has to give, lest fewer and fewer locals and their families find the ability to continue living within city limits or Park County at large. The ultimate consequence of inaction is that fewer local workers will live within easy commuting distance — however imperfect the solution may read to outsiders looking in, keeping our community affordable is a pressing, pertinent matter for dozens, if not hundreds of people in our community.”

There are additional stories in the Enterprise dating back to 2023 discussing the need to find affordable housing solutions for our local citizens. 

An email from a representative of Housing Solutions LLC (Missoula, Montana) when asked if Pioneer Village Apartments were built specifically to house locals experiencing difficulty finding affordable housing in Cody, said this: “There’s no mechanism or requirement for us to specifically limit these new apartment buildings to citizens who already live in Cody. One of the requirements of the program that funds them is that they be “open and available” to the general public. So, we can’t control where our residents come from. We absolutely accept residents who are voucher holders.”

There are 12 income-based apartment buildings in Cody (13 once Pioneer Village III is built) and 10 more in Powell.

Contrary to what Park County citizens are being told, these apartment complexes are NOT available strictly to house our own local citizens. They are built using taxpayer funded grants and with rents subsidized by taxpayers. In short, taxpayers are paying for the land, taxpayers are paying to build them, taxpayers are paying for people to live in them, and these units are available to anyone across the country with a housing voucher.

Karin Richard

Cody