North Idaho has a long history of dedicated leaders and elected officials who spend their time, treasure and talents toiling over board decisions, school policies, county issues and more.
A rendering of the four-unit tiny home complex that will be built in Oak Creek. (Courtesy photo)
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS Michael Buccino’s tiny home development in Milner is fairly unique in Routt County. Six tiny homes, each under 400 square feet, are arranged on a subdivided property with an open area in its middle. For a relatively simple concept, he said he had to jump through many hoops.
He made an attempt to “legitimize” as he called it the tiny house concept, making it so that the home’s owner also owned the land it sat on. Buccino, a local developer, interior designer and member of Steamboat Springs City Council, encountered regulatory red tape to the point where he nearly walked away from the project. He used the acronym NIMBY, “not in my backyard,” to describe the problem.