Many of you participated in Old Bill’s Fun Run this year and marked the event by donating money to Save Historic Jackson Hole. We sure appreciate your philanthropy. We recognize there are many worthy nonprofits (230 in all!) you could choose to give to. This is a friendly reminder that donations are still being accepted by the Community Foundation of […]
Why is there a special election? A group of dedicated volunteers collected signatures from 10% of the registered voters in the Town of Jackson asking for a referendum on ordinances 1121 through 1129 concerning District 2 land development regulations (LDRs). What is a referendum? A referendum allows the citizens to vote on ordinances passed by elected officials. If a […]
September 20 will be here soon. Please get out and vote on this important issue. Here is an ad we can get behind…
Volunteers took time out of their busy summer schedules to knock on doors and you folks took the time to invite us in, listen, and get involved in the future of your community. Thank you. Stay engaged. Here is Save Historic Jackson Hole’s official press release on the outcome of the signature drive to come up with a referendum petition: […]
Great press from Jackson Hole Media: “Referendum Gains Steam.” If you don’t know already, Save Historic Jackson Hole is collecting signatures for a referendum to walk back the decision to add 100,000-sf of short-term commercial rental to District 2 in downtown Jackson. It was a sneaky compromise designed to appease one or two developers including SR Mills who owns the […]
Please sign our petition and take back control of your community and your future. We are collecting signatures for a referendum to repeal the ordinance that will change zoning in downtown Jackson to allow for even more commercial development in the form of short term rentals. We do not need any more Marriotts. We do not need any more VRBO high […]
Referendum on District 2 LDRs. Look, we just don’t feel right about the way things went down in District 2’s zoning. We know most of you don’t either. Some are biting their tongue and claiming they are OK with the compromise. “It’s the best we can do, right?” Wrong. We can do better. We deserve better. We were told, we […]
JACKSON HOLE, WYO – Town leaders got an earful from both sides but at the end of a 4-hour meeting the council held firm to District 2 land development regulations that recently added short-term commercial potential to 15 blocks of the downtown core. In addition, elected officials also decided to enact a numerical cap that leaders felt would better ensure […]
We aren’t the only ones upset with our elected officials over their change-up in zoning in downtown Jackson where they opted, in the 11th hour, to add millions more square feet of commercial after promising not to. The result of which, by the way, could mean more 50 more hotels in the core of downtown Jackson alone. That’s right…50 more 115-room […]
The following letter to the editor ran in June 27, 2016 of the News&Guide. In case you missed it: Dear Town elected officials, Help us understand. Because this is all we know: You saw and heard the public outcry. Roomfuls of sobbing residents convinced you to not add more commercial zoning in District 2. You agreed and were resolute, […]
