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The Saratoga Airport Board, during their regularly scheduled meeting at 1 p.m. on May 9 at the Saratoga Town Hall, were informed that the runway rehabilitation was nearing completion. The board also discussed the logistics of selling the rotomillings from the project should the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approve the sale of the material. In attendance at the meeting were two employees of Century Construction, Zach Heer and Kirk Haas, who informed the board they were nearing...
The Hanna Town Council met at 6 p.m on Tuesday at the town hall. Before the council meeting started, Tony Poulos, mayor of Hanna, had a public hearing asking the audience if there was anyone who had a problem or question about upcoming approval of liquor licenses. When no one spoke up, the council went to business as usual. The agenda, minutes from March 13 and March 27 special meeting were approved. The bills to be paid were $46,849.38 There was a question about the lawyer’s bill concerning w...
The Saratoga town council met at 6 p.m. on May 1, approved the agenda and paid bills totaling $195,687.97. Ed Glode, mayor, told the council he had received correspondence from the Saratoga Middle High School inviting them to the 4th annual Fine Arts Festival at 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. After correspondence, the mayor asked if there were any questions from the public. Cindy Bloomquist stepped forward. “I’m talking about the fire at the mill, I am just wondering about what your pro...
A week after the Saratoga Forest Management fire forced the Town of Saratoga to reschedule their budget meeting, department heads and town council members sat down at 5:30 p.m. on April 23 to finally discuss the budget for fiscal year 2019-2020. During the budget meeting, those in attendance were informed by town council member Jennie Lou Garland and members of the Saratoga Volunteer Fire Department (SVFD) that the department was lacking vital supplies and equipment. “There is nothing in c...
"This is still a dangerous situation. I know it's interesting, I know it's neat, but the more people we have driving around out there looking at it and studying it the harder it is to fight this fire. The one message to this public is: please stay out of the way." In a press conferene streamed live on Facebook by the Saratoga Sun at 11:30 a.m. on April 17 at Saratoga Town Hall attended by Valley residents and members of the media, Mayor Ed Glode implored residents of Saratoga not to hinder...
The Saratoga Town Council met at 6 p.m. on April 17 at town hall. After approving the minutes and agenda, the council donated $250 for the Saratoga Tech/Skills USA cancer walk. Bills were paid in the total of $90,913.94. Irene Archibald, chairman of the Specific Purpose Tax Joint Powers Board, went before the council to explain Saratoga could terminate the tax in June or December or take no action. A June payoff could save on interest. The problem is Dixon and Hanna, who didn’t bond, could find...
The Riverside Town Council welcomed the return of Mayor Leroy Stephenson during their regularly scheduled meeting at 6 p.m. on April 12 at the Riverside Town Hall. The council also heard an update from the Music Festival Ordinance committee and signed a proclamation presented by John Farr officially designating Riverside as a Continental Divide Trail Gateway Community. Farr explained to the council that the process of listing Riverside, as well as neighboring Encampment, as gateway communities...
The Carbon County Council of Governments (CCCOG) met at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday to decide on the different options for terminating the Carbon County 2008 special purpose tax (6th penny tax). Irene Archibald, chairman of the Specific Purpose Tax Joint Powers Board (Tax Board), said since the CCCOG meeting on March 21, when she recommended to town councils and county commissioners a plan to pay off bonds issued by the Carbon County 2009 Specific Purpose Joint Powers Board to stop the tax, the...
"As early as January I mentioned we were having inquiries from 757s that wanted to come in. One of those was the one that was just in Cheyenne." Robert "Bob" Maddox informed the Saratoga Airport Board during its regularly scheduled meeting at 1 p.m. on April 11 of the missed opportunity to land "Trump Force One," Donald Trump's private jet, at Shively Airfield in late March. As was reported in the Wyoming Tribune Eagle, the plane landed in Cheyenne while Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump...
Before their regularly scheduled meeting at 5:30 p.m. on April 10 at the Saratoga Town Hall, the Saratoga Planning Commission held a public hearing regarding an application for a variance from the Saratoga Hot Springs Resort in regard to a sign that had been installed on their property. The commission also held a discussion with the owners of property in Saratoga, of which the commission had received complaints, as well as further discussing chapter 18.57 of the town municipal code. Dimension X...
The Carbon County commissioners, along with representatives from six municipalities of Carbon County, met at 4 p.m. on Wednesday at the Medicine Bow Community Hall, with the Albany County commissioners and representatives from Rock River and Laramie. The meeting was held to discuss the memorandum of understanding (MOU) monies each municipality and the two counties felt would be needed to offset the impact of the TB Flatts wind energy farm located about 15 miles north of Medicine Bow and Rock Riv...
The Saratoga Town Council met at 6 p.m on April 3. The council quickly took care of business as usual approving the agenda for the evening, approving March 28 council’s minutes and paying the financials. The total to pay for bills was $177,108.41. Ed Glode, mayor of Saratoga, said he got correspondence from Chris Duke that requested permission for a 24 hour permit to serve food and alcohol during the Wyoming Open between April 7 and April 8. The council approved the permit. Glode said he also go...
Starting June 3, local artists and crafters will be able to show their wares at the Saratoga Museum at the Sunday Craft Mart. The mart, which will take place from noon to 4 p.m., is open to any artist or crafter but the event is geared more towards Wyoming and locals. Saratoga Museum director Mikayla Larrow began forming the idea for the mart last year. “I think it really started last year in September,” said Larrow, “We have this pavilion and we really don’t do anything there. I was trying...
I am a person who, more or less, looks back at his life in eras. The dictionary defines era as a long and distinct period of history with a particular feature or characteristic; a system of chronology dating from a particular noteworthy event; a date or event marking the beginning of a new and distinct period of time. My years as a student, kindergarten until I graduated college, is era number one. This one is my longest since I have eras that last only a year or so. Sometimes those mix together...
The Saratoga Town Council met an hour before the usual time Tuesday, meeting at 5 p.m. on March 20. Mayor Ed Glode and the town council members held the meeting earlier so all could attend the South Central Wyoming Emergency Services (SWCEMS) monthly meeting being held at the Platte Valley Community Center at 6 p.m. The town council approved regular business and the financials. The bills totaled $96,861.43. Glode said he had correspondence from Ryan Electronics that told the town it would be end...
The Carbon County Council of Governments (CCCOG) met at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday at the Sinclair Town Hall. The council approved the regular business of minutes from the meeting Jan. 17, the treasurer’s report and the agenda for the meeting to come. Banner Banter County Commissioner Sue Jones gave an update on the 2018 Local Option (5th Penny) Tax. She said that the draft of the poster and post cards were being sent to the different municipalities to make sure all the items are correct. She s...
At their regularly scheduled meeting at 5:30 p.m. on March 13 at the Saratoga Town Hall, the Saratoga Planning Commission addressed a public complaint about Saratoga Hot Springs Resort’s sign, two letters of correspondence regarding separate properties within town limits and further discussed the future of 18.57 and Title 18. Saratoga Resort and Spa As reported in the Saratoga Sun last week, the Saratoga Hot Springs Resort had installed a sign at the corner of Bridge Ave. and Southeast River str...
The Saratoga Town Council met at 6 p.m. and approved routine business before hearing Tom and Pat Roszel ask why a sign from the Saratoga Hot Springs Resort (Resort) was up when they had only recently received a notification about the sign asking permission to put it up. Ed Glode, mayor of Saratoga, said he had been approached by the local Kiwanis chapter and been told a meeting on March 21 has been set to dissolve the organization because there were few people joining and the ranks were thinning...
“The public needs to realize how important it is and how gravely in danger it currently is,” Sue Jones, County Commissioner, said, referring to ambulance service, at the special meeting for the local government participating agencies of South Central Wyoming Emergency Medical Services (SCWEMS) joint powers board held 6 p.m. Feb. 27 at the Saratoga town hall. She was talking to the other county commissioners, mayors from Encampment, Elk Mountain, Hanna, Medicine Bow, Riverside, Saratoga and an...
"We go to the Wolf for every year for our anniversary," Rose Vaughn, 30-year Hanna resident and Rawlins National Bank Hanna manager, said. "They are outstanding people because they are such a pillar of their community, not just Saratoga do they help out, but they help the surrounding communities which is amazing." Vaughn is talking about Doug and Kathleen "Kathy" Campbell who were awarded the Big WYO award by governor Matt Meade Feb 27. Vaugh said Kathy touched her tremendously when the Hotel...
Three resignations occurred at the regularly scheduled South Central Wyoming Emergency Medical Services (SCWEMS) Board meeting that started 6 p.m. and ended at around 11 p.m. Feb. 20 in the Elk Mountain Fire Station. The meeting had only SCWEMS Saratoga board representative, Linda Talbot, not in attendance. Money Talks Linda Crane, bookkeeper for SCWEMS went over the financials with the board. The topic of direct payroll was brought forth. The discussion went over the costs having it in place...
During their regularly scheduled meeting at 6 p.m. on Feb. 20 at the Saratoga Town Hall, the Saratoga Town Council was informed by Saratoga Police Chief Robert Bifano that he had been in contact with Garmin about updating their Global Positioning System (GPS) in regards to truck routes through town. The system, which updates approximately three times a year, currently leads semi-trucks through the downtown area of Saratoga. Bifano told the council that when Garmin updates their maps in the next...
“The current mobile home park code is written in reference to … other permits and the state health officers. Nobody has that. Not even Medicine Waters has that.” In explaining to planning commission member Tom Westring how William Schorer’s property doesn’t qualify as a mobile home park, planning commission member Jon Nelson highlighted the importance of rewriting chapter 18.57 of Saratoga’s municipal code. Meeting at 5:30 p.m. on Feb. 13 at the Saratoga Town Hall, the Saratoga Planning Co...
Title 18, the municipal code that dictates zoning, is a bit of a mess. Much of it hasn’t been updated since it was adopted nearly 40 years ago. Along with the outdated language and standards, one also has to deal with definitions that vary from section to section. Anyone who has taken the time to read Title 18 knows it is complicated. One of the primary reasons for these complications can be found in the varying definitions of the same structure. Manufactured home and mobile home are often used interchangeably for the same thing: a portable u...
The Saratoga Town Council met at 6 p.m. on Feb. 6 to take care of regular business and listen to Cindy Wallace, Carbon County Economic Development Council (CCEDC), executive director, give an update on current projects in the county. She said the CCEDC has been working with several projects in the county. “The big ones are the wind farm developments–especially around the Hanna and Medicine Bow area, and of course, the Chokecherry and Sierra Madre projects,” Wallace said. “It is amazing all the...
