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The Hanna Town Council met at 6 p.m. on Feb. 12 at the Hanna Town Hall with all council members and mayor in attendance. There was also a public hearing for a special use permit application submitted by Hanna resident Michael Zedicker for 201 North Harrison St. Mayor Lois Buchanan asked the large public audience, that filled the room to capacity, if there was any opposition. There was none and Buchanan closed the public hearing to go into the regular council meeting. The agenda and Jan. 8 town...
The Saratoga Town Council met at 6 p.m. on Feb. 5 at the Saratoga Town Hall with all council members and mayor in attendance. It was business as usual as the agenda and minutes for Jan. 15 were approved in the first few minutes. The financials, totaling $236,770.49, were approved. Council member Jon Nelson gave an update of the Carbon County Council of Government (CCCOG) meeting held on Jan. 15. Nelson said there was discussion about the TransWest Express project that was going before the...
The regular meeting of the Upper Platte River Solid Waste Disposal District (UPRSWDD) at 7 p.m. on Feb. 6 saw some serious discussion as the board heard from Saratoga Town Council member Steve Wilcoxson and discussed the future of cardboard recycling in the Valley. Much of the meeting, in fact, centered on disagreement between UPRSWDD Board Chairman Randy Raymer and board member Sue Jones in regards to how local businesses should be handling their cardboard. Near the start of the meeting,...
It’s rather hard to believe that I have, officially, been working for the Saratoga Sun for one year. I remember being anxious the night before and being even more anxious as I waited outside the office in my car. I had no idea if I would do well, if anyone would enjoy reading what I wrote or if I would even find my place in the community. Now, a year later, I’m still anxious and still nervous, but at least I know that people are reading what I write. I’ve had people approach me when I’m out and...
The first Encampment Town Council meeting of 2019 saw what could be a record finish as it took less than 20 minutes from beginning to end, including the swearing in of new council member Shannon Fagan and returning council member Gary Stull. Council member Bill Craig was the only one absent as the governing body quickly went through the short agenda. The council approved Resolution 2019-01, provided by the Board of Carbon County Commissioners, which codified the Town of Encampment's support for...
The Encampment Town Council met for the final time in 2018 at 7 p.m. on Dec. 13 at Encampment Town Hall and bid farewell to outgoing council member Cindy Hamilton. Hamilton, who did not seek reelection after eight years on the council, will be replaced by Shannon Fagan in January. The council also heard updates on 6th penny tax projects, began moving forward on improvements and discussed their annual donation to the Encampment/Riverside Library. Encampment Mayor Greg Salisbury provided the...
The final meeting of the year for Riverside Town Council at 6 p.m. on Dec. 13 at Riverside Town Hall was a short one, coming in at just under 30 minutes. Riverside Mayor Leroy Stephenson provided an update to the rest of the council on the two most recent meeting of the Carbon County Council of Governments (CCCOG) and the council awarded the snow removal contract for the winter. The council also approved Riverside resident Helen Weiland as the new caretaker for the parks and to send Weiland to...
The Hanna Town Council met at 6 p.m. on Dec. 11 at the Hanna Town Hall with mayor Tony Poulos and council members Bob Patton and Pat Gregory in attendance. The council quickly approved the agenda for the night, the minutes from Nov. 13 and special meeting minutes held on Nov. 27. Patton told the council about the Carbon County Council of Governments (CCCOG) special meeting on Nov. 28 to get final 6th penny tax projects figured out (see “Cut, Cut, Cut “on the front page Dec. 5, 2018 of the Sar...
Before the Saratoga Town Council met at their regularly scheduled time of 6 p.m. on Dec. 4 at the Saratoga Town Hall, a public meeting on the second reading of Ordinance No. 848 was held. During the public meeting mayor Ed Glode, and council members Will Faust and Richard Raymer, listened to the public’s comments. Council member Steve Wilcoxson joined the council at 6 p.m. One question from the public was what would happen if a relative came in their recreational vehicle (RV) and parked in t...
The Carbon County Council of Governments (CCCOG) gathered at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday in a special meeting at the Jeffrey Center in Rawlins and all municipalities that had projects to be funded by the 6th penny tax had representatives present. The special meeting had been scheduled after the regularly scheduled meeting on Nov. 14 had not resolved what projects should be pursued by each town (see “CCCOG gets project bids for tax” on page 5 of the Nov. 21 Saratoga Sun). The meeting on Wednesday was...
Contention was visible between Encampment Mayor Greg Salisbury and council member Bill Craig during the regularly scheduled meeting of the Encampment Town Council at 7 p.m. on Nov. 8 at Encampment Town Hall. The verbal sparring between the two elected town officials came as the governing body of the municipality looked over the proposed list of 2019 Specific Purpose Tax (6th penny tax) projects that were to be submitted to the Carbon County Council of Governments (CCCOG) on Friday, Nov. 9. With...
The 5th Penny Tax is coming up for approval by voters on election day. The Sun reached out to many of the municipalities to find out how the tax effects each community. Encampment "In Encampment the 5th penny tax represents about 27 percent of our income for general purposes," Doreen Harvey, Encampment town clerk/treasurer said. "It funds emergency services, police, fire, EMS, parks, recreation, streets and maintenance, and helps to provide funding through service contracts to our local...
I was thinking a lot about this week’s column. Initially, with this edition of the newspaper coming out on Oct. 31, I thought about trying to write a spooky ghost story or examine why some of us love horror movies so much. Then I thought about writing something in regards to the recently arrested Florida man who mailed 12 packages to prominent politicians and activists. Instead, I have decided to focus on the importance of civics and voting with the general election being next Tuesday. Since s...
The regular meeting of the Encampment Town Council at 7 p.m. on Oct. 11 at the Encampment Town Hall was less than 30 minutes from beginning to end as Mayor Greg Salisbury and the council members, minus Gary Stull, went quickly through the agenda. Despite the rapid progression through the meeting, the council still addressed a number of issues. Doreen Harvey, town clerk and treasurer, informed the council that John Farr had expressed interested in representing Encampment on the Carbon County Econ...
On Wednesday evening at 6 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in Hanna, candidates running for State Senate, Carbon County Sheriff and Carbon County Assessor joined candidates for Hanna mayor and town council for a meet and greet ice cream social. Candidates met potential voters upstairs of the church over cookies, slices of pie, ice cream, taco soup and hot chocolate. When the candidates moved downstairs to speak and answer questions, all of them commented on the excellent food provided and...
During their regularly scheduled meeting at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 13, the Riverside Town Council heard from Helen Weiland, their representative on South Central Wyoming Emergency Medical Services (SCWEMS), about upcoming changes for the service area including the organization signing a contract with Classic Air Medical. The council also heard from Marilyn Godfrey, the Riverside representative on the Carbon County Visitors Council (CCVC), and Leslie Jefferson, CCVC Executive Director....
The September meeting of the Encampment Town Council at 7 p.m. on Sept. 13 at the Encampment Town Hall was relatively short, a total of 40 minutes, with the exception of the executive session entered into near the end of the meeting. During the regularly scheduled meeting, members of the town council approved a new representative on the Upper Platte River Solid Waste Disposal District (UPRSWDD), made a decision concerning Encampment’s Economic Development Corporation (EDC) account and d...
When a business has burned through nearly half a million dollars and is still not on track, it is normally time to rethink that particular business model. This is the case the with the Platte Valley Medical Clinic (Clinic). Since August 2017 the Clinic has gone through $499,228 in subsidies and more has been requested. Most of those costs are normal business costs for a clinic. A $5,000 moving allowance and a $10,000 signing bonus are normal in recruiting a new doctor. Some costs do not make...
The Saratoga Town Council met at 6 p.m. on Tuesday at the Saratoga Town Hall and was short one council member, Richard Raymer, who was away at the scene of an accident on Highway 130. The agenda, minutes and financials were approved in the early moments of the meeting. The bills came to a total of $153,747.12. Craig Kopasz, Engineering Associates, came before the council to explain his letter to the town. He said the town of Hanna had some projects going and would like to get 1,000 unit yards of...
Cell phone coverage, depending on the person asked, is spotty at best in the Platte Valley. Saratoga, Encampment and Riverside are “Union Wireless Country” as they are the predominant provider in the area. On the horizon is the possibility of coverage for other, and more nationally known, providers such as T-Mobile. The horizon that the towers are proposed to be constructed on, however, is not to everyone’s liking. Skyway Towers is a Florida-based communications tower construction company and i...
Concerns over a proposed tower to be constructed by Skyway Towers, LLC were expressed during the Encampment Town Council meeting on Aug. 9 at the Encampment Town Hall. The communication tower is projected to stand approximately 310 feet tall which will require Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) lighting on the tower. Following a public notice in the Saratoga Sun on July 18, Cindy Hamilton, Encampment Town Council member, sent a request as a private citizen for an environmental review to be...
The Riverside Town Council barely had a quorum when they met at 6 p.m. on Aug. 9 at the Riverside Town Hall due to the absence of council members Katie Cheesbrough and Fred Lorenz. With council members Ed Golden and Liz Swynarczuk, however, business was able to be conducted. Patrick Lynch, Encampment representative for the Sierra Madre Water and Sewer (SMWS) Joint Powers Board, was in attendance due to the absence of Lee Ann Stephenson, who serves as Riverside’s representative on the joint p...
The Carbon County Council of Governments (CCCOG) had a special meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday at the Platte Valley Community Center in Saratoga. The purpose of the special meeting was to discuss the 6th Penny Tax, also known as the Specific Purpose Excise Tax. This is not to be confused with 5th Penny Tax that is officially known as the One Percent Sales and Use Tax coming up for renewal on the Nov. 6 ballot. The 5th Penny Tax funds services for all Carbon County communities. Based on a...
“This is huge for Saratoga. This is the kind of bandwidth that larger communities dream about. This is going to far exceed what we find in Casper or Cheyenne,” Merrit Engebretsen, account executive for Union Telephone, summed up Wednesday evening’s broadband presentation by Union telephone. Engebretsen added, “I live in Casper and right now I get about 40 megs—which I feel that is pretty good. Here we are talking about being able to offer a gigabit speed to a resident. Then if we need to get in...
Candidates for District 47 Representative, District 11 Senator and Saratoga Town Council participated in the first of two candidate forums hosted by the Valley Service Organization (VSO) on July 23. Saratoga residents in attendance were scattered through the Great Hall of the Platte Valley Community Center. The event was live-streamed by Saratoga Sun via social media. VSO member Sue Jones, who moderated the first half of the forum, invited the state candidates up to the front of the room to...