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Everything was business as usual at the Carbon County Commissioners Meeting. The commissioners met on May 16 in Riverside for their regular meeting. The meeting started with approval of the bills, then moved quickly into updates from Emergency Management. Flooding concerns were addressed with discussion of the current plans put in place. The commission thanked those who were able to attend during Governor Mark Gordon‘s visit to the Emergency Operation Center (EOC). C...
The agenda, minutes, and bills were approved before moving on to a presentation on the Carbon County Prevention Network (CCPN) by Tracy Young. The presentation discussed issues such as drug abuse and suicide prevention, as well as summer events the CCPN will be hosting on June 21 and 22. Town Hall Departments Flooding is still a concern, with the town being on high alert. Residents of Saratoga can request sandbags by contacting Town Hall, but will have to place the bags...
When sustainable healthcare became a concern for the Upper North Platte Valley six years ago, it wasn't long before the Corbett Medical Foundation (CFM) formed a subcommittee to address the issue. After approaching Memorial Hospital of Carbon County (MHCC) and Ivinson Memorial Hospital (IMH) to partner with the struggling Platte Valley Clinic, they couldn't reach an agreement. A temporary agreement was reached with Health Management systems (HMS). The North Platte Valley...
Pickle ball was once again on the agenda at Encampment's town council meeting on May 11. Peggy Huntley had brought it to the council at the last meeting, asking if they could clean up the tennis court at the Encampment School in order to make them useable for a pickle ball court. Councilman Steve Reichert voiced his concern about storing equipment in town council lobby. The town council agreed to clean up the tennis courts once the summer help is established, but they want...
With the rise of the rivers over the past few days, residents of the Upper North Platte Valley are worried. Flooding has occurred in Saratoga and Encampment in the past, the last time it became very serious was 12 years ago. In 2010, peak flow was 16,100 cfm according to NOAA documents. In 2011, flow was 16,700 cfm, and in 2014 it was 14,700 cfm. Flood mitigation is always at the top of the list of concerns after a "real" winter spends it's time in the Valley. Saratoga Mayor...
Carbon County Sheriff Alex Bakken was the first to speak with the Commissioners. He asked the Commissioners for an approval on a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Town of Saratoga and Carbon County Sheriff’s Office for the purchase and transfer of ownership of used Motorola Dispatch Consoles at $10. New consoles have been installed at the CCSO.MOU approved. Bakken reported they’re helping Wyoming Game and Fish with patrolling high traffic shed collection areas tha...
Living within the North Platte River floodplain can be concerning with the coming spring rains and snow melt, and the possibility of flooding. In the May 2 town council meeting, many of these concerns and solutions were offered up to the residents. Carbon County Sheriff Carbon County Sheriff Alex Bakken briefed the town council on what the Sheriff’s office is working on. Carbon County School District #1 has a school resource officer program with one deputy on duty in the schoo...
The world doesn’t see many women like Gay Day Alcorn. A very well known lady in the Valley, she was larger than life with a personality like no other. Her daughter, Libbi Alcorn Nauta shared her thoughts about Gay as well as the book that Gay was finishing when she passed away. Editor's note: Libbi’s actual quote was “She was NOT what my grandfather Ken Day used to call, ‘A street angel and a house devil. She was genuine, what you saw was what you got”. Gay’s love of history...
(This is a corrected article that ran in April 27 issue of the Saratoga Sun.) Joe Gaspari knows the importance of taking care of our children and raising them up “in the way that they should go”. Gaspari was recently appointed by Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon to the Wyoming State Board of Education. “I consider it an honor to be chosen. I’m here to help the people’s voices continue to be heard in regards to their children’s education,” said Gaspari when asked about his rea...
With the green grass, and the meadowlark song our thoughts turn to landscaping. First on the April 18 town council agenda was the Saratoga Museum Director Dana Davis addressed the town council concerning the landscaping care at the museum. Davis said that “Ty Brinar volunteered over 30 hours last year to fix the sprinkler system and get the grass looking nice for the community’s use of the pavilion for events”. Ty Brinar is a member of Wyoming Grounds Keeper and Grower Assoc...
Encampment Town Council proclaimed April as Child Abuse Prevention Month. Sewer Lagoon Project Jon Nelson, Northfork Engineering presented the Council with contracts for the mayor’s signature from American West Construction for the sewer lagoon project. Approved by the council. A notice to proceed was also approved by Council. Nelson also told the council that there may be up to $100,000.00 presented in a change order at the next Council meeting from the contractor. This w...
The sound of gunshots echoing off of lockers and traveling down the hallways of the Saratoga Middle High School, dropped a veil of reality over the participants. Given the realism of the scenario as the incident played out, it would be no surprise if those taking part were impacted in some way, reminded of what has happened in the past decades in schools across the country. This presentation was led by Joe Deedon the founder and president of TacOne Consulting. TacOne...
Emergency dispatchers at Saratoga Police Department will no longer be limited to verbal communications with callers. A new technology provided by the Prepared Live system, has the ability to access callers’ cellphone cameras. Once a caller is connected with a dispatcher, a link will be sent to the caller’s phone. Upon accepting the link the dispatcher will be able to view the scene through the caller’s phone camera, in real time. The system not only records what is happe...
Road and Bridge Road and Bridge Manager Kandis Fritz gave the commissioners a breakdown of the the winter costs accrued by Carbon County Road and Bridge including fuel from December of 2022, through March 2023, the total expenditures were $152,155.72. The yearly fuel budget for Road and Bridge is $220,000.00. This year with overtime and comp time payout from January 1 to March 17, 2023 the staff accrued 1,947 hours of overtime. The cost for overtime totaled $53,438.91. Fritz...
Resolution 2023-11-Flood Declaration was approved by the Saratoga Town Council at the April 4 regular meeting. The resolution states that the Mayor of the Town of Saratoga has declared a state of emergency on behalf of the Town of Saratoga due to severe flooding, and will execute for and on behalf of the Town of Saratoga, the expenditure of emergency funds from all available sources, the invoking of mutual aid agreements, and the requesting of assistance from Carbon County....
With winter snows piled high in the mountains, and rain and warmer temperatures in the forecast, flooding is a concern for local residents living near the Saratoga and Encampment Rivers. This concern was addressed at the Carbon County Flood Summit hosted by Lenny Layman, Carbon County Emergency Manager at the Carbon County Flood Summit of 2023 Friday, March 31. Tony Anderson, Senior Service Hydrologist from the National Weather Service (NWS) in Cheyenne said that the drought...
The Saratoga Town Council received updates on the Union Wireless broadband build-out and approved a transfer of entitlements from the Saratoga Municipal Airport during their March 21 meeting. The council also approved several grant applications including one for mosquito mitigation. Not so fast Brian Woody, chief customer relations officer for Union Wireless, provided an update on the company’s broadband buildout for Saratoga. According to Woody, 43% of permanent structures i...
Lewis and Lewis are back to work on the Spring Avenue project. The contractors are hoping to have everything completed within the next few weeks but there will be some inconvenience to those driving through the area. Mayor Chuck Davis said the road closed signs need to be obeyed, which hasn't happened over the winter. While Town personnel and the contractors will be going around the signs to do their jobs it does not mean the public is welcome to do the same. One area will...
The Board of Carbon County Commissioners discussed a variety of things during their March 21 meeting. Topics ranged from discussion over new opioid settlement funds, approval of grant applications, a split cost on radios between the Carbon County FIre Department and the U.S Forest Service, entitlement funds for the Dixon Airport, salary for the county emergency manager and deputy manager, and a purchase of two tilt-deck trailers for the road and bridge department. Opioid...
At the February 7 meeting of the Saratoga Town Council, the governing body announced they would be challenging the updated flood maps released by the Federal Emergency Management Agency over discrepancies and inaccuracies. According to Risk MAP Program Manager Maddie Pluss, since the release of the draft maps in 2020, the Town of Saratoga had not reached out to FEMA before now. The FEMA Flood RISK MAP Program is an effort to update flood hazard information for communities...
Despite multiple projected opening dates, the North Platte Valley Medical Center (NPVMC) is a little closer to being open with a goal of the last week of April. During a press tour in October, Mincy had predicted an opening in early January 2023. For various reason, the North Platte Valley Medical Center (NPVMC) grand opening has continually been delayed. Supply issues, parts broken in shipping and closed roads have hampered efforts by both the staff and board to open the...
Updates on the lagoon project and a request for Riverside to tie-in to the Encampment water system were the main topics of discussion for Encampment Town Council on March 9. Dan Jago, a representative for the Sierra Madre Water Joints Power Board, told the council Riverside has found the source of a water leak and were hoping to start repairs on April 3. Riverside is asking for permission to tie into the Town of Encampment's water for approximately two weeks. "Once the repair...
