Perhaps it’s simply a sign of the times we live in when a 700-page document is still not enough to appease some. When Friends of Pathways (FOP) and Teton Village Association (TVA) didn’t have things go their way at the secret meeting with Park Service officials over the Moose-Wilson Road, they lawyered up. FOP and TVA say they are just […]
The National Park Service is currently analyzing feedback from more than 3,000 respondents including Save Historic Jackson Hole. Their Preferred Alternative C includes a 200-vehicle limit at any given time for the 8-mile corridor, no inclusion of a bike path, and a reduced speed limit to 20 mph for much of the from Teton Village to Moose. The Teton Village Association (TVA) […]
WE WERE THERE… At the Town Council Workshop, the first order of business today provided a Save Historic Jackson Hole highlight moment. During discussion on how exactly to remove the Walgreens building on Broadway and who would pay for replacing it with an earthen material buttress against the base of the butte.
We’ve been talking about out-of-control growth since at least the 1970s. Likely, long before that. We came across two very interesting articles for those with the leisure time to read. Yeah, we know… “Leisure time?” “Read?” But these are worth a skim. Todd Wilkinson’s January 13, 2016 column in the News&Guide referenced a decades-old National Geographic article written by Francois […]
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 […]
Here is our ad running in the Jackson Hole News&Guide and Daily. Our elected leaders deserve congratulations and YOU, who stuck with the process regarding NO ADDITIONAL COMMERCIAL development, are to be commended as well. Together, we made a stand. For the Last and Best of the Old West. For community before resort.
Is START Bus the answer? Ridership down. START bus saw a 5 percent drop in ridership in 2015, largely due to a fall in the number of people taking the bus to and from Teton Village, according to a report released this week. http://www.jhnewsandguide.com/…/article_c5271e89-db38-5bad-… START sees downturn in bus ridership START bus saw a 5 percent drop in ridership in […]
WE WERE THERE… Town and county leaders later voted today to stand pat with existing commercial development caps as established in the 1994 Comp Plan – a latent 5.1 million square feet – despite a last minute impassioned plea from former mayor Mark Barron who said not only were electeds ignoring a “town as heart” motif adopted in both the […]
WE WERE THERE… Town and county leaders opt for General Sales Tax penny to fund housing and transportation. Expected to appear on ballot in November 2016. More to come…
County commissioners and town council members are scheduled to make some impacting decisions today at the JIM meeting starting at 3pm in the commissioner’s chambers. Keep your eye on this issue, in particular, from Jackson Hole Media: http://jacksonhole.media/2016/01/government-exempts-itself-from-buildout/
