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At the Nov. 12 meeting of the Saratoga Planning Commission, familiar discussion returned as how to approach the issue of the lack of a permanent zoning officer and building inspector. The Town of Saratoga continues to be without a permanent zoning officer or building inspector, now entering its ninth month using Kent Smith on an as-needed basis. During the Nov. 5 meeting of the Saratoga Town Council, Ordinance No. 856, which had been tabled in October, was not renewed for discussion and died on...
Following the retirement of former Encampment Police Chief Grayling Wachsmuth on Oct. 30, there was barely an empty seat in the council chambers of Encampment Town Hall on Nov. 14. As was reported previously (see “School and SCWEMS” on page 3 of the Oct. 16 Saratoga Sun), Wachsmuth had tendered his resignation from the position during the meeting on Oct. 11. The majority of the audience appeared to be composed of residents of both Encampment and Riverside, with many of them being parents of Enc...
Discussion of the clinic lease between the Town of Saratoga and Health Management Services (HMS) returned to the council chambers during the Oct. 15 meeting of the Saratoga Town Council. For the first time since the lease came up for discussion in May of this year, it would appear that HMS and the governing body may be moving forward to find a solution. Following a healthcare update from Saratoga Care Center Administrator Mark Pesognelli, Councilmember Jon Nelson brought up the healthcare...
The Town Council of Riverside met at 6 p.m. on Thursday at the Riverside Town Hall for a meeting that lasted under a half hour. Mayor Leroy Stephenson was absent. Council member Fred Lorenz was mayor pro tem. Council members Katie Cheesbrough and Ed Golden were also present. The agenda and minutes for the September 12 regular meeting were quickly approved. Town clerk/treasurer Jan Cook presented Sept. financial statement and bills to be paid. The council approved both. Riverside resident Mark He...
The Encampment Town Council met at 7 p.m. on Thursday at the Encampment Town Hall. Council members Kim Loftice and Shannon Fagan were present. Council members Gary Stull and Bill Craig were absent. The council quickly approved the agenda and minutes for the regular scheduled meeting on Sept. 12. Town clerk/treasurer Doreen Harvey went over the financials. Bills to be paid totaled $44,356.23. The council approved paying the financials. Resident Mary Martin told the council that she and Saratoga...
As has been the case in recent months, the events of the Saratoga Town Council seemed to influence the discussion for the Upper North Platte River Solid Waste Disposal District (UPRSWDD) the following night. Meeting on Oct. 2 in Saratoga Town Hall, Chairman Randy Raymer repeated his desire for a consolidated billing program operated by the solid waste district. “Given the situation at the Town of Saratoga that I think we’re all very well aware of, I think, from our board’s perspective, it’s...
The long-awaited workshop between the mayors of Saratoga, Encampment and Riverside to discuss the lease between the Town of Saratoga and Health Management Services (HMS) finally took place on Sept. 27. While mayors Greg Salisbury of Encampment and Leroy Stephenson of Riverside were in attendance, Mayor John Zeiger was absent. Zeiger had informed the council and the public during the Sept. 17 meeting of the Saratoga Town Council that he would be unable to attend due to a meeting in Laramie. In...
Since the spring, it has been the intention of Platte Valley Little League (PVLL) to find a permanent home for their program. This year, the non-profit group was able to be hosted at Wood’s Field for practice and games. The intention was clear since the beginning, however, that PVLL was interested in rehabilitating at least one of the fields south of the Saratoga Branch Library. At the Sept. 20 meeting of the Saratoga Town Council, PVLL member Ben Spaulding addressed the council about his f...
Discussion during the most recent meeting of the Encampment Town Council went into the weeds, quite literally, as Encampment resident Janice White raised concerns about lots in town that had weeds and tall grass. White also expressed worry about lots that were littered with abandoned vehicles, refrigerators and other items. “The last time I was here, we were discussing weeds and tall grass and I think Bill (Craig) was going to see if we had an ordinance on that already on the books,” said Whi...
The Carbon County Commissioners met at 2 p.m. on Aug. 20 at the Platte Valley Community Center. All the commissioners were in attendance. The agenda, minutes from the regularly scheduled meeting on Aug. 6 and financials that totaled $1,179,212.78 were approved in the first few minutes of the meeting. Emily Kaluzny, Carbon County Emergency Response Coordinator, told the commission the public health department was working with Wyoming Game and Fish Department (Game and Fish) in putting dispensers...
The long search for a zoning officer may finally be coming to an end for the Town of Saratoga. During the Aug. 13 meeting of the Saratoga Planning Commission, two prospective candidates were in the audience as commissioner Jim Beckmann conducted the meeting in the absence of Acting Chairman Tom Westring. Saratoga residents Bob and Sierra Smith were also in attendance at the meeting with questions about the special use permit for their bed and breakfast business, Roan Hill Ranch. Seth “Turtle” Jo...
The Upper Platte River Solid Waste Disposal District (UPRSWDD) addressed their pursuit of consolidated billing during their Aug. 7 meeting in Saratoga as they listened to a proposal from Alysson Sneddon. The board was also presented with a petition from Saratoga Town Councilmember Steve Wilcoxson addressing the Sunday closure of the Saratoga Transfer Station. Board members Leroy Stephenson and Schelby Merrill were absent. Bills, Bills, Bills As was previously reported (see “Billing, hazard” on...
The Encampment Town Council met at 7 p.m. on Thursday with all council members present with the exception of Bill Craig. Mayor Greg Salisbury and Doreen Harvey Town Clerk/Treasurer were also in attendance. The agenda and minutes from July 11 were quickly approved. Once those items were taken care of, Harvey went over the financials. The council approved the July payroll and contracted liabilities in the amount of $31,005.81, manual late month payments totaling $636.25 and the payment of the regu...
Nicole Karem is Gateway Community Coordinator for the Continental Divide Trail Coalition (CDTC) and she came to Carbon County on July 22 to explain designating Encampment/Riverside as a Gateway Community on the Continental Divide. Karem said there are currently five states involved in the 3,100 total miles on the Continental Trial Divide (CDT). 550 miles of the CDT are in Wyoming. The addition of Encampment/Riverside brings the total of gateway communities on the trail in Wyoming to three. Rawli...
The Carbon County Council of Governments (CCCOG) met at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday at the Valley Community Center in Baggs. As might be expected, there was strong representation from the towns of Baggs and Dixon. Only the town of Medicine Bow did not have a representative. The roll call took a few minutes with the large crowd. Next the agenda and minutes from the regular meeting on May 25 were quickly approved. Financials were reviewed and approved. Irene Archibald, Encampment’s representative f...
As the Town of Saratoga enters month four without a permanent planning and zoning officer, the three member Saratoga Planning Commission spent a large portion of their July 9 meeting discussing how to handle the issue. Since the departure of Dan Ferrin in March, the position has remained open, though former planning and zoning officer Kent Smith has served on an as-needed basis. The planning commission also sent a recommendation to the council in regards to the zoning amendment for Seth...
The Riverside Town Council met at 6 p.m. on Thursday at the Riverside Town Hall with council member Fred Lorenz absent. The meeting started with a public hearing for a liquor license application for Desi L. Vacher and JoElla Vacher, who recently purchased The Mangy Moose. There was no public opposition and the public hearing was closed. The council approved the liquor license. The minutes for the regularly scheduled meeting on June 11 were approved. The financials were next on the agenda and...
The Encampment Town Council met at 7 p.m. on July 11 at the Encampment Town Hall to an almost full house. Many attendees were awaiting to hear Mayor Greg Salisbury’s comments on a purchase of land made by Brush Creek Ranch and how that would effect source water protection for the town. It would be the last item on the agenda. All council members were in attendance. The first item of business was the swearing in of Grayling Wachsmuth as Chief of Police and Doreen Harvey as Town Clerk/ T...
Two major points of discussion during the July 3 meeting of the Upper Platte River Solid Waste Disposal District (UPRSWDD) were centered around the topic of a centralized billing program currently being pursued by the district. The first involved discussion with former UPRSWDD Chairperson Alysson Sneddon and the second was in reference to comments made by Councilmember Steve Wilcoxson during the July 2 meeting of the Saratoga Town Council. Bill Me UPRSWDD Chairman Randy Raymer informed the rest...
With less than two weeks left in the current fiscal year, more changes were made to the budget for the 2019/2020 fiscal year before it passed third reading during the June 18 meeting of the Saratoga Town Council. Councilmember Jon Nelson told the rest of the council that he was prepared to vote against Ordinance No. 854 if the changes weren’t made, which led to the document being tabled until after executive session. The budget wasn’t the only place where the town council discussed fin...
Healthcare and emergency services continue to be issues of concern for the Saratoga Town Council. At the June 18 meeting of the council, Mayor John Zeiger read two pieces of correspondence, heard a concern from a previous council member, discussed the ongoing issues with the Enhanced 911 (E911) system and received an update from the Platte Valley Healthcare Project (formerly the Healthcare Sustainability Project Subcommittee). Clinic concerns As the council meeting got underway, Zeiger informed...
The Encampment Town Council met at 7 p.m. on Thursday at the Encampment Town Hall with two council members absent. Council members Kim Loftice and Gary Stull were present to make a quorum. Mayor Greg Salisbury was also present. The agenda and minutes from the May 2 regular monthly meeting were quickly approved as were the financials. May’s payroll and contracted liabilities amounted to $24,803.67 and regular bills amounted to $51,808.07. Karran Bedwell, the town’s South Central Wyoming Eme...
The Hanna Town Council met at 6 p.m. on Tuesday for their regularly scheduled meeting at the Hanna Town Hall. All council members and mayor were in attendance. The agenda and minutes from the May 14 meeting were approved in the first few minutes. Council member Bob Patton gave a report on May 15 meeting of the Carbon County Council of Governments (CCCOG). “There was a presentation on ICS (Incident Command System) and the guy knew his stuff,” Patton said. “I can tell you one thing, don’t have a...
The Riverside Town Council met a 6 p.m. on June 13 at the Riverside Town Hall with council members Fred Lorenz and Ed Golden present. Mayor Leroy Stephenson was also in attendance. The meeting started with a public hearing on renewing the liquor license for Encampment Hospitality and special permits for 24 hours on the dates of June 20, 2020; Oct. 31, 2020; and Dec. 31, 2020. After the public hearing was adjourned, the license and days for special permits was approved. The approval for the...
Editor's note: Due to the length and breadth of discussion at the most recent Saratoga Town Council Meeting, that meeting coverage has been split into three stories. If it was the intent of Saratoga mayor John Zeiger to begin a conversation about Valley healthcare by inviting Memorial Hospital of Carbon County (MHCC) to the May 21 meeting of the Saratoga Town Council, then the over 90 people present at the June 4 meeting would make it appear he succeeded. Due to the expected increase in...