In the immortal words of former county commissioner Hank Phibbs, “You shouldn’t sacrifice the things we love about this valley—conservation, wildlife, open space—on the altar of affordable housing.” What a statement. The need for housing in Jackson Hole is real. Most all of us have been there. But should government be spending your money building homes for some who may […]
When you head to the polls May 2 (earlier for absentee voters) please consider the following: More START Buses for $6,500,000 If the town and county had unlimited money (sometimes it seems that’s exactly how they operate) they would not solve our traffic woes with buses. They could buy 1 or 1,000 new buses. They still need someone to […]
Wow, did Kent Fiske every hit it on the head with his letter to the editor in the March 22 weekly News&Guide. Fiske captures a lot of what Save Historic Jackson Hole has been saying recently. As we head to the polls May 2 for a special SPET election, let’s all think long and hard about what projects deserve our hard-earned […]
We enjoyed the common sense of Dick Aurelio regarding START Bus. This Guest Shot was printed March 1, 2017. O P I N I O N Look at numbers before funding START While a firm believer in public transportation, and in particular improving service to Victor, Driggs and Alpine to ease the housing shortage and reduce traffic in town, I […]
Only Paul Vogelheim, a Republican, expressed a desire to rein in spending as elected officials jacked up SPET with 10 ballot items totaling nearly $70,000,000. Read more about it: https://pitchengine.com/buckrail/2017/02/28/set-in-stone-spet-ballot-finalizedfinally/002519140303561538498
As town and county leaders near the deadline for finalizing a SPET ballot of wishlist items they think will be most palatable at the polls in May, the total dollar amount hasn’t shrunk much…if at all. The joint board is still at $88 million in proposed taxes with less than 3 days to make final cuts. Maybe there won’t be […]
Save Historic Jackson Hole would like to remind citizens that you have an opportunity to be heard regarding the latest sales tax hike proposed by government. The special purpose excise tax (SPET) is back. Town and county representatives would like to put several SPET initiatives on a May 2, 2017 special election ballot. The meeting will take place on Monday, January 23 […]
“Eclipsing” even a Teton County spending spree. Our local government is hard at it again: spending. Faced with what critical care and first responders claim is a virtual Armageddon scenario, town and county officials have been convinced to set fire to a hundred grand for the planning of the Great American Eclipse. The complete solar eclipse will take place in Jackson Hole at 11:35 […]
Some old, some new…local government takes shape for 2017. County At the Board of County Commissioner meeting, Greg Epstein and Natalia D. Macker were sworn in for the start of their four-year terms as commissioners. It was Macker’s first election victory despite having two years under her belt. She was tapped to replace outgoing Melissa Turley in 2015. It’s Epstein’s first […]
The new online poll in the Jackson Hole News&Guide is asking what you would like to see a possible future SPET go toward. With a general excise tax shot down in November now off the table, a Community Priorities Fund is still in need of actual funding. Will this come from SPET, or would you rather see something else done […]
