Are the Good Guys winning? In some places they are. And they’re waging a fight for all of us. If they lose, the “Last of the Old West” dies. They’re fighting the ‘Bigger and Grander’ folks who’ve lawyered-up and hired their consultants. They’re after big-time growth with a capital-G; more, always more. It’s playing out right now on the Village […]
No one loves a study more than Jackson/Teton County. When faced with critical issues of the day, we love to throw money at a lip service solution: The Study. Stakeholder groups are formed, public open houses are scheduled, and thousands upon thousands of dollars are spent on a plan to look into the situation. Plans that are rarely put into […]
Recent news articles lauding approval of the new apartment complex on Broadway (90 units) and the groundbreaking on Hidden Hollow residential neighborhood (168 units) are ‘feel-good’ headlines for some— especially those in need of housing. But there are valid reasons why others disagree. Why, in fact, the majority of voters in Jackson and Teton County shoot down subsidized housing every […]
We are blessed with incredible riches in wildlife and scenery. But our recent stewardship of those riches has fallen short. There was a lot more respect for our treasured natural resources in decades past. Occasionally, local citizens groups have stepped up where government has failed. A few years back, moose road kills on then Village road were taking a horrendous […]
