We are not in favor of a proposed sales tax increase in the name of funding housing and transportation strategies. We couldn’t have said it better than the local Tea Party. Nice job, folks! Here is a text version of the Tea Party’s new ad: The Hole in One Vote NO on the 1% tax! The arguments being used […]
Is throwing millions of dollars into Jackson Hole’s mass transit system going to get people to ride the bus? Are you ready to hand over your car keys to the city slicker government that wants you to walk, ride, or bike to work? Hey we love saving the environment as much as the next person, and traffic has become impossible. But […]
These are the latest headlines of our community, plucked straight from the newspaper: Gridlock is the rule… Prostitution bust at Snow King… Prostitution bust at Super 8… Police make another prostitution bust at Cowboy Village Three busted for meth in Jackson Teenage abuse of drugs a worry Manhunt is on for local man wanted for vehicular homicide Motel assault… […]
In case you missed it. This is SHJH’s latest ad urging voters not to pass a sales tax increase in order to continue a plan of massive buildout, and traffic-generating growth. Tax-and-spend is not the answer to our overcrowding and traffic issues. A failed housing department was given a vote of “no confidence” when town and county officials yanked phase […]
Do we really care about wildlife? Time and again, we as a community make it clear that we cherish our natural resources, our open spaces, our pristine environment, and most of all, our wildlife. Many of the growth-enabling moves we see our electeds make appear to be in opposition to wildlife. How can adding more hotels, more condo rentals, […]
Remember that promise not increase our sales tax with this November’s proposed additional one penny general sales that town and county officials hope will fund housing and transportation issues? Our leaders are already considering reneging on that because they need money for their bus barn apartment complex in Karns Meadow. The project will house up to 67 government employees in […]
Here’s an oldie but a goody from former state senator John Turner. He wrote this letter to the editor back in February 2016. A fiscal ambush A sneak attack on the voters of Teton County. I feel that is what the recent proposal to increase the general sales tax to fund housing, transportation, and the slide represents. Once enacted, the […]
Great wrap up by mayoral candidate Pete Muldoon on what the referendum vote means and where we go from here. Worth a read. Check it out.
Proposed land development regulations for District 2 in downtown Jackson were successfully overturned in today’s vote. The “No” vote won, 827 to 647. The reasons to vote no were many, so it could have been any number of things that resonated with voters. Maybe some understood that the Workforce Housing Bonus Tool would create more problems than it would solve […]
Did you catch the editorial “face off” in Wednesday’s News&Guide weekly? Jake Nichols from Save Historic Jackson Hole made the case for a “No” vote in the District 2 special election on September 20. Jeff Golightly from the Chamber of Commerce pitched the “Yes” side’s arguments. Read them carefully. You will decide. We include the “No” vote argument here. […]
