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  • Encampment looks ahead to winter carnival

    Doug Radunich|Jan 15, 2014

    With local holiday season festivities all wrapped up, Encampment Town Council members were looking forward to more winter fun with the Sierra Madre Winter Carnival. Earlier in Thursday’s town council meeting, council members discussed and approved the prize money for the carnival’s events. Also approved, and brought up by Doreen Harvey, was an agreement signed with Bill Saulcy, which would release him of liability if something happened during the snow sculpture contest. The Sierra Madre Win...

  • Fishing, family, food, fun and fellowship

    Mike Dunn|Jan 15, 2014

    There are three types of people in the world of ice fishing: people who ice fish recreationally, fishermen who habitually head out to the lake ... Then there are the Hytreks. If you look towards Saratoga Lake while driving down Highway 130, you may see an ice fishing hut resting on top of the frozen lake. Chances are, Vince Hytrek will be in that hut with a line sinking into the frozen lake. "Every year, his hut is out there first and he'll be out there last out there," Vince's wife Kimberly...

  • Citizens should be heard

    Glee Johnson|Jan 8, 2014

    Editor, The Mayor’s letter to the editor on Dec. 24th in the Saratoga Sun gave the impression that the people willing to attend meetings and offer a different opinion were all rebels, instead of being people who believe strongly in the voice of the public. People that believe open government should be just that: open. They do not expect the governing body to alway agree with them, they want the governing bod to hear different opinions in hopes that they too will have a good open discussion before voting on issues that affect the Town of S...

  • Ordinance 822 should not pass

    Liz Wood|Jan 1, 2014

    At the Dec. 17 Saratoga Town Council meeting, Mayor John Zeiger introduced a new ordinance for first reading. Ordinance No. 822 covers the dismissal of employees and removal of board members. One sentence is particularly disturbing to the Saratoga Sun. “All board members serve at the pleasure of the mayor and may be removed by the mayor for incompetence or neglect of duty.” Since when do boards appointed by the governing body serve “at the pleasure of the mayor”? Boards, along with the governi...

  • Citizens should be heard

    Glee Johnson|Jan 1, 2014

    Editor, The Mayor’s letter to the editor on Dec. 24th in the Saratoga Sun gave the impression that the people willing to attend meetings and offer a different opinion were all rebels, instead of being people who believe strongly in the voice of the public. People that believe open government should be just that: open. They do not expect the governing body to always agree with them, they want the governing body to hear different opinions in hopes that they too will have a good open discussion before voting on issues that affect the Town of S...

  • Ordinance 822 draws ire of residents, board members

    Mike Dunn|Dec 25, 2013

    Ordinance 822 instigated a large amount of controversy between residents of the town and the governing body (specific) at the Dec. 18 Saratoga Town Council meeting. The ordinance proposed says that “All board members serve at the pleasure of the mayor and may be removed by the mayor for incompetency or neglect of duty”. Though the ordinance is only in its first reading, if passed, the mayor will be given the power to remove board members. Town attorney, Tom Thompson, said the ordinance is the...

  • Planning Commission weighs in on home businesses

    Mike Dunn|Dec 18, 2013

    The Saratoga Planning Commission had a productive evening at its Dec. 10 meeting. The majority of the two-hour meeting was spent approving a plan to amend Title 18 Zoning of the town code. The amendments would relax restrictions on home occupations. The Planning Commission stated that these amendments would allow the residents of Saratoga "to operate home occupations in their residences as an accessory use". Major amendments to code 18.06.190 include changing the phrasing from "permitted" to...

  • Editorial-The time to be involved is now

    Dec 18, 2013

    If you want your voice heard, this is the week for it. Several crucial meetings are taking place which allow for public comment. The first two meetings were last night . The U.S. Fish and Wildlife hosted an open house at the Platte Valley Community Center to discuss and listen to your concerns about the potential environmental impacts that an eagle take permit will have. Scoping comments for the permit will be taken until Feb. 3. 2014. Before the town council meeting, the town had a public meeting and took comments about applying for a...

  • Four town board members resign

    Liz Wood|Dec 11, 2013

    Four board members from two different boards turned in their resignations to the town of Saratoga. Mayor John Zeiger read the four resignations at the town council meeting, Dec. 3. Lee Tromble resigned from the Airport Board. Tromble is moving to a lower elevation for health reasons. Tromble's resignation is effective Dec. 31. Jack Sintek also resigned from the Airport Board effective Nov. 15, but did not state why he was leaving in his resignation letter. Jaci Schwerdt, with Community Garden...

  • Town to host public meeting on master plan

    Liz Wood|Dec 11, 2013

    Town of Saratoga Mayor John Zeiger encourages anyone who is interested in Saratoga’s future to attend the public meeting Dec. 17 at 5:30 p.m. “We are expecting an influx of people and we want to be ready,” Zeiger said. A master plan has not been completed in the town of Saratoga, Zeiger said. Even if there is not growth, the town should have an updated master plan. Zeiger said he was involved with the housing round tables sponsored by the Carbon County Economic Development Corporation and its e...

  • New resident joins planning commission

    Liz Wood|Dec 11, 2013

    Karl Smith, a recent newcomer to Saratoga, was appointed to the Saratoga Planning Commission Dec. 3 at the town of Saratoga council meeting. Smith, who has lived in Saratoga for 14 months, works as a civil engineer for PMPC. Smith brings experience with master plans, as a city planner and as an engineer, to the planning commission. Smith said he has been on several planning commissions. He moved here from Grand County, Colo., and served on the planning commission for several years. Grand County...

  • Police chief wants TIPS training for bartenders

    Zachary Laux|Nov 27, 2013

    Knickerbocker to compile and review reports on alcohol-related incidents Saratoga’s police chief has taken notice of alcohol-related incidents, and further reports could affect establishments’ abilities to renew its liquor licenses. Police Chief Tom Knickerbocker said he is compiling and reviewing police reports on alcohol-related incidents, such as bar fights and DUIs, and how they relate to establishments over-serving patrons. Knickerbocker said the reports he reviews could affect an est...

  • Comprehensive master plan comes from many sources

    Staff Report|Nov 27, 2013

    Saratoga Mayor John Zeiger originally asked for details regarding a housing study and grant money in a round table meeting earlier this year, Zeiger said. After attending the meeting and asking about available grant money, Zeiger said he requested Cindy Wallace and Voices of the Valley Executive Director KayCee Alameda to talk about the grant in a Saratoga Town Council meeting. Alameda, Wallace and others presented to the Saratoga Town Council, saying about $20,000 was available with a $6,000 match. VOV held a housing meeting in October where...

  • Unfair advantage? Town attorney recommends making council persons non-voting members of boards

    Zachary Laux|Nov 20, 2013

    The Saratoga Town Council may be taking a closer look at council representation on boards. Town attorney Tom Thompson said allowing council members to vote on some boards gives council members an unfair advantage during the decision-making process. “It’s almost like you have two votes,” Thompson told Council member Steve Wilcoxson in the Nov. 12 Planning Commission meeting. Wilcoxson said he felt it was his responsibility, as a councilman, to vote against and present his side to other counc...

  • Planning commission votes to enforce cease and desist order

    Zachary Laux|Nov 20, 2013

    The Saratoga Planning Commission voted to enforce a cease and desist order against resident Royce Kelley almost five months after the notice was written. Per the motion, Kelley will be charged $100 per day after the next infraction of the cease and desist order, which addressed Kelley's use of a sawmill on his property. Kelley, for the past several years, has used a sawmill on residential property classified as RD 6000 in the Saratoga zoning ordinance. Kelley said he is using the sawmill to...

  • Saratoga considering grant for Master Plan

    Zachary Laux|Nov 13, 2013

    Voices of the Valley (VOV) pitched a $50,000 grant idea to the Saratoga Town Council, an idea the council voted to pursue. The grant, if awarded, will pay for a comprehensive master plan for the town of Saratoga, replacing a plan that was adopted in the 1970s. “It’s a conventional zoning code from the 70s, and it seemed to me parts of it were taken from New York, and how does that apply to the vision that the folks from Wyoming have for their community?,” said Michael Haak, a planner that is cu...

  • Overflowing town dumpsters get attention

    Zachary Laux|Nov 13, 2013

    Town-leased dumpsters may be off limits for residential use, according to conversations in the Nov. 5 Saratoga Town Council meeting. According to Carbon County Commissioner Sue Jones, who also serves on the landfill board and is co-owner of Sunrise Sanitation Services, others depositing garbage in town-or-business dumpsters in Saratoga is a "real problem". Mayor John Zeiger said he had heard concerns about the Saratoga Municipal Pool dumpsters specifically, and how that area looked with so much...

  • Council members' presence on town boards challenged

    Zachary Laux|Oct 23, 2013

    For as long as Saratoga’s Mayor John Zeiger can remember, council members have had a place on town boards as voting members, and that has never been a problem. Currently, every Saratoga Town Council member serves on a board, and most boards have a council representative. “It’s just been a practice ever since I have been here,” said Saratoga Town Clerk Suzie Cox. According to one board member, however, the council representative trend needs to change. Planning Commission member Chris Shannon...

  • Leaders luncheon gets locals excited for 2014

    Doug Radunich|Oct 23, 2013

    Platte Valley community members geared up for next year’s festivities at the Saratoga/Platte Valley Chamber of Commerce-sponsored Leaders Luncheon, held last Wednesday at the Platte Valley Community Center. The luncheon, catered by Lollypops, was led by Saratoga/Platte Valley Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Stacy Crimmins. Those in attendance included Mayor John Zeiger; Town Clerk Suzie Cox; Platte Valley Christian Center Pastor Gene Smith; Encampment Town Council Member Mary Martin; C...

  • Letter to the Editor: Councilman defends his actions

    Oct 23, 2013

    Editor, I would like to respond to Mr. Shannon’s comments made in the October 16, 2013 Saratoga Sun. It os not my job to notify the Council of actions that are not recommended by the Planning Commission. The procedure for that is as follows: The Chairperson, or the designated representative, which has been Chuck Bartlett, informs the Town Clerk of the Commission’s recommendations, it is then put on the agenda for the Council to approve or disapprove after discussion. This has been the procedure that has been followed since my first term as a C...

  • VOV push for grant

    Zachary Laux|Oct 23, 2013

    Voices of the Valley is pushing for a grant to fund a housing study. VOV director KayCee Alameda, board member Jim States and other VOV affiliates, have been talking to Saratoga Town Council members and the Planning Commission in order to push for a grant in the amount of $25,000, a grant the town may have to match with $6,000. The Saratoga Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend the town council match the grant to pay for the housing study, which could benefit residents in the long r...

  • Airport Board takes off with new lease agreement

    Zachary Laux|Oct 16, 2013

    The Airport Board approved a new private lease agreement for hanger space Oct. 9. The new agreement, to go into effect January, reflects several changes for hanger owners at Shively Field, including the timeframe of the lease, the cost of the lease, the storage of personal items in hangers and other small changes. Town Attorney Tom Thompson met with the board at its regular meeting Oct. 9 to go over the changes the Airport Board had discussed in a previous workshop meeting. “As a result of t...

  • Planning commission meeting gets heated

    Zachary Laux|Oct 16, 2013

    Editor’s note: a more in-depth story on board appointments and council representation on boards will be published in a future edition of the Saratoga Sun. Emotions ran high in the last Planning Commission meeting as the board members discussed internal issues. Board members Rory Grubb, Steve Wilcoxson, Chris Shannon and Greg Cooksey talked about board appointments, bylaws and meeting conduct at the Oct. 8 Planning Commission meeting. Board member Bob Thrasher was absent for the meeting. Late in...

  • Commissioners discuss fifth penny automatic approval

    Zachary Laux|Oct 9, 2013

    Carbon County voters may not have the opportunity to vote on the fifth penny tax come 2014. A member of the Carbon County Council of Governments (COG) and Hanna Town Council member Linda Wagner addressed Carbon County Commissioners Oct. 2 with concerns of the fifth penny tax’s renewal in Carbon County. Wagner said COG members expressed concern that residents may vote against the fifth penny tax come 2014, despite it being approved by voters every year since 1977. Wagner said COG representatives...

  • Time to talk Toga

    Zachary Laux|Oct 2, 2013

    A group from Minnesota is coming to Saratoga to chat. The group, Strong Towns, wants to talk about local government and infrastructure, among other things, but it wants to get a clear point across. Strong Towns wants small town USA to rethink the way they fund large infrastructure. Strong Towns aims to support a model for growth that allows America’s towns to become financially strong and resilient. The way Strong Towns gets its message across is in an on-going nationwide presentation called ...

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