Jackson Hole is over-promoted. Left unchecked, it will keep destroying our quality of life. Too often Lodging Tax promoters tell half-truths and spread confusion. The facts don’t support their claims. Here is the Other Side of the Story of October 23:
The Lodging tax ‘yes’ crew has been working hard to sell us on their 2% tax to bring more tourists. But we all see that our hotels and tourist businesses are expanding too fast already. Town now wants paid parking because of overcrowding. We need less promotion, not more. Here is the Other Side of the Story of October 16:
If you are like most people you might be wondering what happened to Jackson Hole? How did we get so crowded? Why should it ever take an hour to get from the Village to Town Square? The quality-of-life made us love it here. But what we loved is slipping away. Quality-of-life is going down, not up. Big city headaches have […]
Every day it seems we are tearing down something of the old Jackson Hole we all love to make room for something shiny and bulkier. And it will soon get worse. There’s some truly massive unseen change in the pipeline. A huge backlog of approved and unbuilt town construction waits in the wings, yet to break ground. Has town council […]
Like other local Non-Profits, we are seeking Old Bill’s donations. Give for what you love, a Livable Jackson Hole Here is the Other Side of the Story of August 29th:
Snow King is an example of what we’re faced with as a community. The owners claim they need more whiz-bang amenities to attract more users. It needs to get bigger and louder they say. And it has to happen fast or they’ll lose out to the competition. Sound familiar? The ceaseless promotion of Jackson Hole follows much the same path. […]
In the 80’s, visitors came here for the outdoors, and START was just beginning. It was tough for guests to get here; making a living was hard too. Local ‘promoters’ changed all that. They brought both the visitors and the massive population growth we see all around. Promoters promote; that’s what they do. They sell the sizzle, the ‘aura’ of […]
For decades, Town Council has been cutting deals and spending public money to save our Town Ski Hill. They’ve given in to owner demands and thrown good money after bad. Was it all for naught? The Ski Hill has served generations so there’s a strong community connection. It used to be ours, a part of the community. But now a […]
Corporate ethics rules often say “avoid even the appearance of any impropriety.” Apparently local government doesn’t do this. They fight the ‘outside’ evils by writing small-town legislation on renter’s rights or human rights or e-bikes or… Fighting the evil ‘outside’ is always easier than looking-within, but the inside is what needs cleaning. The soft-corruption inside local government has been ignored […]
Housing Mitigation, making developers house their new employees, is a good idea. It requires the developers that cause the housing crisis to ‘mitigate’ it, to pay for it. But 22 years ago, when the old requirement was set, it was way too low. And it hasn’t increased — until now. Kudos to the councilors and commissioners who last year voted […]
