Commissioners questioned the logic of keeping county salaries flat amid the economic downturn Tuesday, ultimately settling to hold off on regular increases for employees for now.
As the county inches toward reopening, Parks and Rec is ready to, as well.
Some are wondering what’s guiding what as the Gill housing proposal looms large over the process of updating the town and county’s comprehensive plan.
There was a loose plan for Wyoming Legislature’s special session: Lawmakers would consider, amend and pass four bills, ideally getting Gov. Mark Gordon’s signature soon after.
Members of the public will be able to access Teton County government buildings starting Tuesday.
A new app can now turn your smartphone into an important tool to help stem the spread of the coronavirus.
Getting ready to reopen Cafe Genevieve for dine-in service, owner Fred Peightal was adjusting.
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A 21-year fixture of local government is resigning at the end of the month.
UPDATE, 10:30 a.m. Thursday: Governor Mark Gordon's roll back of statewide health orders will stand in Teton County.
Three nights a week over the past 13 years Bob Brown has lived in various Jackson Hole hotels.
In the earliest days dwelling in his cabin-sized abode near the top of Pine Drive, Jim Woodmencey often cut through the timber adjoining his neighborhood to the east, coming out of the trees at the open face of Snow King Mountain.
Teton County’s new COVID-19 sewage surveillance program may be facing a bit of a blockage.
Jackson Hole Airport’s budget for the coming fiscal year is in a holding pattern to give elected officials time to tease apart and scrutinize the nearly $80 million financial plan.
Twenty-six million: more than half of Teton County’s $44 million or so 2020 general fund budge and $9 million more than the revenue generated (in a non-COVID year) by a penny of sales tax.
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The planning clock is now ticking.
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Jackson’s downtown parking garage will close for three days for cleaning, painting and maintenance.
Two far-flung vote centers — the Teton County Weed and Pest District building and Teton County Library’s Alta Branch — may not open for the primary election in August.
A fixture of Teton County’s education community will try something new. Sort of.
Teton County’s two state representatives running to keep their seats will both be legislating much closer to the November election than usual.
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Governor Mark Gordon is allowing a legally toothless statewide directive to expire Friday that asked people traveling to Wyoming from out of state to self-quarantine for 14 days.
A Gill family proposal to build housing in South Park is moving ahead with some changes from what the family originally proposed in January.
The town and county seem to have come to agreement: They want some sort of neighborhood plan for northern South Park.
Commissioner Greg Epstein thinks the Teton County Health Department might be the most important wing of county government right now.
As town officials begin to understand how the coronavirus outbreak and its associated economic downturn will affect government coffers, they are focusing on two major areas of concern: a decrease in revenue and the need to use rainy day funds.
Teton County Director of Health Jodie Pond had no heartburn about county commissioners including a request for more health department funding in a letter to Gov. Mark Gordon about another topic.
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If you're a planning guru ready to get comfy with a sheaf of redlined county code, grab a glass of red wine and get ready to dig in.
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Two of Teton County’s legislators will be seeking reelection.
The Tribal Trail Connector takes another step forward as the county works to pin down what capital projects to prioritize in the coming years.
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The Taxi2Fly parking spaces in the town parking garage are gone and with them, the program.
UPDATE, 12:25 p.m. May 2: State Health Officer Dr. Alexia Harrist has signed the latest iteration of Teton County's more restrictive variance to state health orders.
Jackson Hole Rotary Lunch Club will hold a spring clean up this week, maintaining a longstanding community tradition despite the cancellation of the Recycling Center’s usual springtime involvement.
People looking to get involved with the government without working for it or running for elected office can apply this month to five different volunteer boards.
In a change to plans announced earlier this week, the Teton Pass summit parking lot will close, with strict enforcement starting Friday.
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Nothing says summer like a heaping pile of trash.
There will be no metal in the Tetons this year: Fire in the Mountains, the valley’s outdoor metal fest, has been postponed until 2021.
The Teton Pass summit parking lot is closing, with strict enforcement starting Friday.
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The regular COVID-19 community update is returning at 3 p.m. Friday, when it will be live streamed from Town Hall.
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Commissioners have extended building closures through Monday, when they will revisit them.
As Teton County begins looking toward a phased reopening, two groups are pursuing separate strategies to test people for COVID-19 antibodies despite a dearth of knowledge about the ability of those antibodies to protect against reinfection.
Don’t pack your gym bag quite yet.
As Teton County slashed spending, the government also laid off workers in response to the COVID-19 disruption.
The Jackson Town Council approved deep budget cuts this week and decided to postpone salary increases for elected officials.
The Teton County/Jackson Recreation Center is opening its doors for a specific purpose: showers.
Though the economy is swinging downwards, property taxes won’t follow it.
Teton County is forging ahead with a nearly 20-year-old effort to acquire BLM land despite a looming budget shortfall.
Peter Long threw his hat in the electoral ring Monday, becoming the third hopeful to vie for one of two Teton County Board of County Commissioners seats up for election.
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