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When mountain towns couldn’t find affordable housing for workers, they started building homes themselves.

Places like Aspen have added “workforce” requirements, with number of units based on how many jobs projects will generate

Matthew Owens, right, prepares a snack for his daughter who is engrossed in cartoons at their home in Snowmass Village, Colorado. Through a lottery system, the Owens family gained access that enabled them to purchase one of Snowmass Village’s affordable homes. Matt Owens, who owns and operates a property management company in the area, just returned home after a long day of shoveling snow at properties he manages. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)
Matthew Owens, right, prepares a snack for his daughter who is engrossed in cartoons at their home in Snowmass Village, Colorado. Through a lottery system, the Owens family gained access that enabled them to purchase one of Snowmass Village’s affordable homes. Matt Owens, who owns and operates a property management company in the area, just returned home after a long day of shoveling snow at properties he manages. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - NOVEMBER 8: Aldo Svaldi - Staff portraits at the Denver Post studio. (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)
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As inclusionary rules have morphed into "workforce" housing requirements, more places now require commercial developers to build or finance units based on the number of jobs their projects will generate.
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The name of the developer of the and projects was corrected. Is is not the Aspen/Pitkin County Housing Authority but the city of Aspen.

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