Tea Party leaders are making some good points lately. We’ve been enjoying their under-the-radar ad campaign urging voters to take a hard look at proposed new taxes. We deserve to know where our tax dollars are going. We are owed a reasonable explanation for why Housing Authority funds have failed, to some degree, in putting actual housing on the ground. […]
This one should fit right in the wheelhouse of the local Tea Party. A News&Guide poll shows the community is very particular about what we are willing to bear the burden of. We work hard for our money, and to have government come asking for more of it in order to staff a monster Housing Authority department/agency AND to fix Budge […]
Look for Save Historic Jackson Hole’s ad in the 2-17-16 News&Guide weekly paper. In an effort to inform and educate the community we thought it the right time to question the effectiveness of the Teton County Housing Authority to date. They have owned land—purchased with taxpayer money—that they have not built housing on. Some parcels have gone unused for a […]
WE WERE THERE… Save Historic Jackson Hole was present (well, sort of…we caught the live stream) at today’s town workshop where councilors made decisions to whomp nonprofits with a $25 event application fee for things government should be happily providing for like the town Easter egg hunt. “It’s reasonable to recoup costs the town incurs,” Don Frank said. “[Applicants] should […]
A proposed development in South Park would put 206 homes on 203 acres on Nielson Ranch/Lucas property there. The arrangement would also put 22 homes in on Spring Gulch with the promise to preserve open space there. While the project is not without merit, Save Historic Jackson Hole has concerns about the pre-application for this proposal, which will be developed by Steelhead Partners […]
Governor Matt Mead broke ranks with local government in Jackson Hole. After both the county and town agreed the NPS preferred Alternative C for the 8-mile Moose-Wilson corridor was the most appropriate, Mead said they’re wrong. In a letter to the Park Service, Mead said Moose-Wilson Road should have a bike path and questioned the 200-vehicle limit, claiming cueing cars […]
