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Town of Saratoga Councilman Steve Wilcoxson told the audience at the Saratoga Town Council meeting last Tuesday he wanted to clarify a misconception in town about the SSG Tyler Pickett Park. Wilcoxson said the the town has purchased the land, but the American Legion and its volunteers are responsible for the park itself. Wilcoxson said several people are involved in raising money and Carrie Craig has volunteered to write grants for the park, but that the town has never promised to build the...
Editor, Town meetings have been the shining examples of democracy in action since colonial times. Towns the size of Saratoga are the perfect place for the ideal form of democracy to take root and flourish, as few representatives are actually needed for such small populations centers to function in a more democratic fashion. In a thriving democracy, town council members should be subject to and responsive to the will of the people. The more the people can directly vote or have their opinions heard on town matters, the more free and democratic th...
PMPC Enginneer Ken Schwerdt reminded the Riverside council during Thursday’s meeting that the State Revolving Funds Intended Use Plans for 2013 are due soon. Schwerdt explained that the plan is used as a funding gauge for the year, and that Riverside should keep the active lagoon projects on the list. Riverside has no project planned that would need funding, but keeping Riverside on the list would ensure that if something came up that requires state funding, the town could apply for it later in...
Dave Shultz, of Sage Engineering in Cody, met with the Saratoga Airport Board last Wednesday to discuss recommended goals for facility requirements in preparation for the Airport Master Plan. Shultz and the board covered items including administration and finance, public utilities, land use, access, circulation, parking, perimeter/security fencing and the aviation terminal on the landside of the airport. The airside discussion included airside support facilities, taxiways, runways, visual...
A letter of resignation was submitted by Randy Raymer to the Saratoga Planning Commission at last Tuesday’s planning meeting. Raymer cited sad medical news and the need to devote attention to his family as he expressed regrets in resigning from the board. Rod Weinman, in a letter to the planning commission expressed his desire to be appointed to another term. The board voted to recommend to the Saratoga Town Council that Weinman being appointed for another term on the board. Royce Kelley was on...
Former Saratoga Sun editor, Joe Elder, was affirmed as the Town of Saratoga’s new town treasurer last Tuesday by the Saratoga Town Council. In a unanimous vote, the town council approved Elder’s appointment without discussion. Friday, Mayor John Zeiger, said that Elder stood out among four other candidates after working with him for the last nine months. Elder covered the Saratoga Town Council. Zeiger said he liked Elder’s followup, people skills and demeanor and believed Elder was going to be...
The Saratoga Town Council is in the second month of the new year and it is already facing criticism on how meetings are being conducted. The people want to be heard and that is understandable. During the election, voters shared their frustrations about not hearing discussion from the council before a decision is made. For important decisions, we feel the council should not only discuss matters, but also seek public comment whenever possible. It is not unlikely that a citizen may have a comment or idea that could be helpful in coming to a...
Dear Editor, From following the discussion in your letters pages, it seems to me that some of our citizens have forgotten that a meeting of the Town Council (or School Board or Legislature) is just that, a meeting of the people elected to conduct the Town’s business. In accordance with Wyoming Statutes these meetings are held in public so that the citizens may hear the deliberations of their elected representatives. The people should have no expectation that they can enter the debate of the issues at hand, that is the responsibility of the e...
Editor I would like to address the editorial in the Saratoga Sun dated Jan. 23, 2013. The editorial stated that it appeared that actions were being taken to limit public involvement in the meetings, this is totally untrue. Public comment has been, and always will be, welcomed at the meetings. The comment was made at the last meeting that it was in the town ordinance that we must allow items from the public. Ordinance 2.04.050 lists all of the items that are required to be on the agenda and items from the public is not a required item. It is...
A proposed walking path from Veterans Island to Sandy Beach at Saratoga Lake got a boost when the Saratoga Town Council passed a resolution, at Recreation Director Lisa Burton’s request, to approve submission of a $2,500 grant to help cover the total estimated cost of $8,160 dollars. The remaining $5,560 would come out of the town’s budget and the town would provide labor and equipment. Burton applied for the grant last year, but it was not funded. The grant is administered by the Wyoming Com...
Members of the public applauded after Councilman Steve Wilcoxson read from two letters at the Saratoga Town Council meeting Tuesday. The first was one he had written to the Planning Commission to apologize for his behavior at its Dec. 11 meeting. In that letter, Wilcoxson also said the board was not equally enforcing the zoning regulations of the town of Saratoga and the zoning ordinances should be changed to reflect what has long been allowed. Wilcoxson wanted to read his letter publicly at...
Recently, the Saratoga Town Council and the Saratoga Planning Commission have taken action that appears to seek to limit public involvement at their meetings. In both cases, the reason given for the changes was to generate more productivity among the board and council members and allow them to be more effective at their jobs. The Saratoga Town Council removed “Items from the Public” from its agenda and at its meeting Tuesday announced the agenda item would only be included if people submitted their topic of discussion by the Thursday prior to...
MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE SARATOGA TOWN COUNCIL HELD JANUARY 2, 2013, AT 6:00 P.M. IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS OF THE SARATOGA TOWN HALL Mayor John Zeiger called the meeting to order. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Members present were Councilman Mike McWain, Councilman Steve Wilcoxson, Councilwoman Susan Howe and Councilwoman Judy Welton. APPROVAL OF AGENDA: Councilwoman Welton made a motion to approve the agenda as presented, seconded by Councilman McWain. The motion carried unanimously. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES: Councilman... 
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At last Tuesday’s Planning Commission meeting, Saratoga resident David Worthington was asked not to film the meeting. Worthington said he has been filming airport board and town council meetings for over a year, when he attends the meetings. The Commission voted against allowing him to film the meeting, Worthington said. “I said as long as I’m not disruptive, I can video (the meeting), but out of courtesy I turned (the camera) off,” Worthington said in an interview yesterday. Board member...
After an executive session to discuss personnel, the Saratoga Planning Commission gained ground on a common understanding of Home Occupations as they are defined in Chapter 18.06 of the Saratoga Municipal Code. Zoning officer Chuck Bartlett requested the board clarify special use permits as they relate to home occupations as a result of what he said were conflicting interpretations of the home occupation definitions. The board voted at its Dec. 11 meeting to require a special or conditional use...
Compiled by Joe Elder 100 years ago Jan. 16, 1913 City Administration endorsed The W.C.T.U.(Women’s Christian Temperance Union) as a Society hereby indorse the action taken by certain members of the city council, in trying to better the moral condition of Saratoga – by prohibiting prize-fighting within the city limits. We hope the good work may continue, in the taking up of other affairs important to the welfare of any town – such as gambling, excessive drinking, permitting of young boys to frequent the saloons, etc. etc. For these evils are w...
After an executive session to discuss personnel and matters of litigation, the town council approved a motion to allow Mayor John Zeiger to act on behalf of the town in a court hearing against Randy Stevens on Friday. Prior to going before the judge, attorneys for the two parties settled on a tentative deal that is contingent on both sides signing the agreement. “In my opinion, it was a win-win situation,” Zeiger said in an interview Tuesday. Stevens will empty a container and the town will mov...
1 years ago January 2, 1918 Boxing Contest The boxing contest pulled off here last night was a good clean 10 round go. The contest was between Jess Boche, of Lander, and Young Martin, of Encampment, with H.L. Groninger as referee. The contest was fast in the beginning and closing rounds and was well worth the price of admission. Referee Groninger decided it a draw and it met with satisfaction to the crowd. A preliminary 3 round go was put on by Joe Harden and Kid Curtis and was much appreciate...
Saratoga resident Royce Kelley read a letter to the Town Council at its meeting Tuesday in response to a motion approved by the Planning Commission at its Dec. 11 meeting to require a special use permit from individuals cutting and selling firewood in residential zones. At the Planning Commission meeting, zoning officer Chuck Bartlett had asked the board’s opinion on cutting and selling firewood in town and resident Andy Van Tol complained about what he described as “basically an industrial typ...
The Riverside Town Council appointed two new members to the Sierra Madre Joint Powers Board to fulfill expiring terms at their meeting Thursday. Councilman Leroy Stephenson nominated Riverside resident Ed Golden to fill a three-year term. Councilwoman Helen Weiland nominated Bill Walters to fill the one-year position. Saratoga and Hanna received new ambulances from grants prepared by the South Central Wyoming Emergency Services Joint Powers Board. Weiland said Riverside will get a newer...
mission meeting, the board approved a motion to require a special or conditional use permit to cut and sell firewood on residential property. The town’s zoning ordinances already require a conditional use permit for many such business-type activities in residential areas, but zoning officer Chuck Bartlett asked the board’s opinion on what should be done about people cutting and selling firewood in town. “None of them have a special use permit to do any of it, but there’s about four or five of th...
Unless a business owner in Saratoga, Riverside or Encampment can convince the mayor of Rawlins, or an appointee, that their business benefits Rawlins, they will not be eligible for a working capital loan from $13.2 million in funding created by the Small Business Credit Initiative, an arm of the 2010 Small Business Jobs Act passed by the U.S. Congress. Diane Wolverton, executive director of Wyoming Smart Capital Network Consortium (Consortium), created to publicize and manage the funds, said...
The Saratoga Town Council did not have a quorum at its Tuesday meeting and had to call a special meeting on Thursday to pay the bills. Mayor John Zeiger and Councilmen Steve Wilcoxson and Mike McWain were not present for the Tuesday meeting. At the special meeting Thursday, Zeiger apologized for the lack of a quorum, saying it was a miscommunication. Councilwoman Judy Welton said she has not seen a meeting cancelled due to attendance in the nine years she has been on the council. The next...
0, to address the planning commission’s recommendation to approve two zone changes submitted by the Saratoga Resort and Spa, Chris Shannon, co-owner of Orion Point, LLC, said he was opposed to any zone change on property north of Pic Pike Road from RD 7200 to Retail Business (resort). The Resort applied for zone changes from RD 7200 (residential) to Retail Business for two parcels of property. One 17-acre parcel includes the main buildings of the Resort and the property north of Pic Pike Road i...
The Saratoga Town Council approved a motion to have Town Attorney Tom Thompson review the town’s franchise agreement with Carbon Power and Light, to make sure recent rate changes are in compliance. The rate changes would increase the town’s light bill from $3,370.30 a month to about $4,044.30 a month, a large increase according to Town Clerk Suzie Cox. The rate increase will take effect Jan. 1, but it will not be a source of revenue for CP&L. “It is a pass-on rate increase from Tri-State, it is...