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/
County commissioners are being offered a chance to sit down with Park Service officials including Superintendent David Vela, his deputy Kevin Schneider, and management assistant Gary Pollock. The discussion is covering everything about the NPS preferred Alternative C: How did they come up with it? What do they still want to hear as far as feedback? What is set in stone […]
BCC meeting 12-15-15 County commissioners discussed the rural LDRs revisions this afternoon. It was expected they would finalize the draft but after receiving public comment from more than a dozen valley residents, commissioners off approval for a day when they were better rested. The meeting lasted more than two hours when chair Barbara Allen suggested tabling the vote until “we have […]
County commissioners discussed the rural LDRs revisions this afternoon. It was expected they would finalize the draft but after receiving public comment from more than a dozen valley residents, commissioners off approval for a day when they were better rested. The meeting lasted more than two hours when chair Barbara Allen suggested tabling the vote until “we have a little […]
Representatives from Snow King will unveil particulars on the second phase of their expansion and Master Plan. Phase II includes a new gondola to the top of the mountain, downhill mountain bike trails, zip lines, a restaurant, an observatory, expanded boundary ski areas, and other improvements. The new Treetop Adventure ropes course and Cowboy Coaster are already in operation. We’re […]
Moose-Wilson Corridor Save Historic Jackson Hole was at the open house at the Teton County Library where the NPS presented the 4 alternatives and answered questions about their preferred Alternative C. The one question we had was whether vehicles parked within the corridor – whether at trailheads or ranches or discovery centers – would count against the 200 vehicle max […]
Don’t be bullied by special interest groups and greed. Inform yourself and then make yourself heard. And above all, keep Wyoming wild! http://www.nps.gov/grte/learn/management/mwccmp.htm
