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- County voucher run: Commissioners approved the June 9 county voucher run in the amount of $1,689,054.86. The motion was made by Commissioner Probst and seconded by Commissioner Gardiner; the board voted by voice and the motion carried unanimously.

- Consent 24-hour liquor permits: Commissioners approved 24-hour liquor permits on the consent agenda (Jedidiah Corporation and Bentwood Inn LLC for scheduled summer events). A motion to approve the 24-hour liquor permits was made by Commissioner Macker and seconded by Commissioner Carlman; the board voted by voice and the motion carried unanimously.

- Motion to adjourn: The board approved a motion to adjourn made by Commissioner Gardner and seconded by Commissioner Carlman; vote was unanimous.

These items were taken early in the meeting as part of routine voucher and consent business; staff recorded motions and voice votes in the meeting minutes.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Teton County - Voucher Mtg - Jun 09, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","At the June 9 voucher meeting the board unanimously approved the county voucher run and consented to 24-hour liquor permits on the consent agenda; the meeting adjourned by unanimous voice vote.","taxTitle","Teton County, Wyoming","taxId",63785,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6547837,"County schedules June 16 briefing and asks staff to frame Munger sewer acquisition options",288,6952000,7240000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3731028-7963f18a03fcc9b0b87777b4cc86c9cb&start=6952&end=7240","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3731028-7963f18a03fcc9b0b87777b4cc86c9cb/thumbnail_6952000.jpg","/articles/6547837/Teton-County/Wyoming/County-schedules-June-16-briefing-and-asks-staff-to-frame-Munger-sewer-acquisition-options","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6547837-dc8159cfd88e8b2de418137af9514ab9/orig.mp4?Expires=1771050435&Signature=b8qj2N9IVqW57nJxeYq9V2~kxxcGuXZOyBGi5x7yZRH9ffp75Ch5xFQs3JQELcTrjpfTRD~QmKd~-6WJnzS6LCWF2se1G1ANwS-lO48SvVOD~fsYwPrN7j3lHC5GyPPTMSiANoIdNO3t5zr8Adc-Z9nv6IY6xiyNtH9ZjZrCtTJsxYqSylgYvgFts-aw9U9~hyFlf-I3K6Dc~qp8zeevzJHBz8pGEFeT4X6Kw9FcaOnBm-FKZLKZHISZGIgmVyRMAd0b3r6v8jbziyZ67TWLAh7w~Wqt7cHWdFDRsRPOoUZmTRBfGRkNIUgPHtbaodXiPPoyusGnj-aztjLIiJTfkw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Teton County commissioners asked county staff and the school-district representative to return June 16 with a public briefing and to seek direction on whether the county should pursue acquisition, operation and maintenance of the Munger sewer line.

Public-works director Heather Overholser told the board she received a summary email from the school district's water-resources coordinator and that the June 16 item will seek direction on three points: (1) whether the board supports county acquisition and operation of the sewer line; (2) negotiation parameters (e.g., price, term, responsibilities); and (3) process guidance, including who should lead negotiations and whether a working group is appropriate.

Commissioners debated the merits of a small working group with one or more commissioners versus having the full board and staff conduct an open negotiation. Commissioner Gardner and others emphasized transparency and the board's ultimate public-role responsibility, while also recognizing a working group could expedite technical negotiation points. Board members requested staff provide a concise list of negotiating terms and the draft agreement's key provisions ahead of the June 16 discussion; staff said Mr. Peltz (school-district water-resources coordinator) will deliver a summary email to commissioners before the meeting.

Ending: Staff will present the draft agreement highlights and a clear list of negotiation parameters on June 16. Commissioners asked that the county's water-quality advisory board be consulted as the process moves forward if more technical water-quality questions arise.","Commissioners asked staff to present options and negotiation parameters June 16 on a possible acquisition of the Munger sewer line from the school district; board discussed working-group vs. public transparent approach and requested staff develop clear negotiation terms.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6547843,"Teton County commissioners signal support for roughly one-mill increase to balance FY26 budget",291,4845000,5136000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3731028-7963f18a03fcc9b0b87777b4cc86c9cb&start=4845&end=5136","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3731028-7963f18a03fcc9b0b87777b4cc86c9cb/thumbnail_4845000.jpg","/articles/6547843/Teton-County/Wyoming/Teton-County-commissioners-signal-support-for-roughly-one-mill-increase-to-balance-FY26-budget","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6547843-84b06fccf48cd01e108036b51f761ec9/orig.mp4?Expires=1771050435&Signature=XjVDu7LZS75WS4-YSN8tGgDILhoNTo4T8bdULdVKzfgkbaRE4AEANyxuGDQTzY0ymkGQVvlQGD73Pe0s0az~HwpD3VNXjTs2L-oS37kVhmzSjGiZytjBUAJkOY8QAir01WBBzaqQN895TJbJgU3Zop9s1gTkXd9~gG9afwMSfmNZx3htIXwMXXmZzhB1qYePydFJBesuepwbhlcKy2~9wDhe0ArrXu3hCt1s9IvW5aEHUdJfFQYcs3PRLP76ZlekEI5R8UQaXKYuRUnWUWbl4~Kpte7R-2ryOdM7KifSUxR8ANyqHucHykS58ap3e3oOvx7ZzZkPkI0q8STmO62hQQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Teton County commissioners advanced direction June 9 to raise the county mill levy by roughly one mill to help balance the fiscal year 2026 draft budget, while using general-fund balance as a measured backup.

Clerk Maureen Murphy and County Treasurer Katie Smith presented updated assessed-value figures and budget estimates. Murphy said the county's total assessed value for the state report was approximately $39.9 billion. Under the current proposed levy of 6.879 mills, the draft budget showed a deficit; increasing the levy to 7.879 mills would materially reduce the gap. Treasurer Smith said a fully balanced budget (no use of fund balance) would require raising the levy to about 8.085 mills under current assumptions, and she provided a precise deficit estimate if the board retained an indicated mill value: \"If you per your discussions in the last meeting, go to the 7.89, there'd be about a $778,000 deficit.\" (Clerk's figures)

Commissioners debated alternatives including deeper spending cuts and using fund balance for a one-year shortfall. Multiple commissioners said they preferred a modest mill increase rather than deeper cuts to county services. Commissioner MacKer said she would not raise the levy if avoidable but acknowledged the financial pressure; Commissioner Gardner said he favored raising the levy to balance and also pressed for consideration of targeted property-tax relief programs in the future.

Board direction and next steps: Commissioners signaled support for raising the mill levy by about one mill to narrow the shortfall and instructed staff to finalize budget pages and return the mill-levy ordinance for adoption at the scheduled budget hearing. Clerk Murphy said the county's general fund balance is roughly $6 million at present and staff could absorb a portion of the deficit if the board elected to use fund balance, but that reliance on reserves is not a long-term strategy.

Ending: Staff will update the budget materials and provide final figures for the public budget hearing and the formal mill-levy adoption process in late June. Commissioners emphasized preserving level and quality of service while minimizing impacts on households where possible.","Faced with a projected shortfall, commissioners discussed options and signaled support to raise the mill levy by roughly one mill to close the budget gap while using some fund balance if necessary; staff will finalize numbers ahead of the June budget hearing.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6547847,"Teton County to finalize cooperating-agency comments opposing Grand Targhee boundary expansion",1443,2722000,4165000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3731028-7963f18a03fcc9b0b87777b4cc86c9cb&start=2722&end=4165","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3731028-7963f18a03fcc9b0b87777b4cc86c9cb/thumbnail_2722000.jpg","/articles/6547847/Teton-County/Wyoming/Teton-County-to-finalize-cooperating-agency-comments-opposing-Grand-Targhee-boundary-expansion","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6547847-823d5c8ac74a41bb6a09933f3ccfe96a/orig.mp4?Expires=1771050435&Signature=lKLSI1BQskhheKQhGW4ZJTfO~JsIqvngkketaQgQaKBQVTLCWBudQWeap8d9w-8Q84~cwKVfDtOAYIVsW2TpycymH7~90mYCI1CUONDpaDbIzc9no5n~3377p92CHyIeZac6ea~~m9XSbEa83KdW36V7Lfks0ilLSQzWxDsKVvv8rkXZ1Ti7BFQNSVunCAT--8z2duoqItqB0~KuV9k6y~ZuKeKGTGH2LJRyNkChAOZEkA4DQlAxN4jq2YJh0LaVmJRQAta-60k~7LESU5~p9C-P9beKwp0NzYlcpr2p41Yx89DN4It-qh0zbQh7aPknz93JPI3yjx0vvAW1j8AHJQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Teton County commissioners reviewed a draft cooperating-agency comment letter June 9 on the Caribou-Targhee National Forest's draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) for the proposed Grand Targhee Resort expansion and instructed staff to finalize the letter for public posting and comment.

Why it matters: The county's draft letter, as revised in the meeting, expresses a preference for \"alternative 3,\" which staff described as the no-boundary-expansion option, with modifications. Public-works project manager Chris Culligan summarized the board's direction: the county supports no boundary expansion, seeks that the Forest Service and resort coordinate on needed avalanche mitigation outside resort boundaries, and prefers that on-mountain dining and similar commercial services be hosted on private lands rather than within the special-use-permit boundary.

Commissioners asked staff to sharpen the letter in three ways: (1) pull out and cite specific county plans and policies (for example, relevant passages from the county comprehensive plan) as supporting exhibits; (2) clearly identify where they believe the DEIS analysis is incomplete or insufficient (for example, socioeconomic effects, water quality, wildfire risk, and cost of community services); and (3) list elements of the DEIS the board supports (such as some lift improvements inbounds, beginner-terrain improvements near the base, and summer trail connections). Commissioner comments repeatedly asked that the letter separate technical adequacy critiques from substantive policy preferences so the county preserves its role as a cooperating agency.

Process and timeline: Chris Culligan told the board he will incorporate commissioner edits and return a revised draft to staff by Thursday, with a goal of posting the final draft for public comment next week and bringing the letter back under outgoing correspondence for possible approval at the board's next regular meeting. The county has a DEIS comment deadline of June 20, which staff cited as the controlling schedule.

Ending: Staff will refine the cooperating-agency letter to include clear sections on (a) analytical deficiencies, (b) items the county supports, and (c) the county's preference for no boundary expansion (alternative 3) subject to the specified modifications and to the county's regulatory review of any private-land development that may follow. The board asked for timely circulation so members and the public can review before the June 20 deadline.","Commissioners instructed staff to refine and post a single cooperating-agency comment letter on the Caribou-Targhee National Forest draft EIS, emphasizing preference for no boundary expansion (alternative 3), calling out analytical gaps, and identifying items the county supports.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6547852,"Teton County directs staff to seek removal of Teton Pass Trail from BUILD grant, weighs funding trade-offs",1114,265000,1379000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3731028-7963f18a03fcc9b0b87777b4cc86c9cb&start=265&end=1379","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3731028-7963f18a03fcc9b0b87777b4cc86c9cb/thumbnail_265000.jpg","/articles/6547852/Teton-County/Wyoming/Teton-County-directs-staff-to-seek-removal-of-Teton-Pass-Trail-from-BUILD-grant-weighs-funding-trade-offs","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6547852-31fbe8384abffc175799b2e9ae036e88/orig.mp4?Expires=1771050435&Signature=IwEKfRI6z6cnfSNzaPl-fSyynYYbojxeZW-bDxhsfY3wITIS9LiJTHPUJGFaCIXcNh~5AoPSIp9xlwg2-gluyhcz4WV3rijIoOCP48zAnNCj-CRjCXM4WZeeY-qrui7PDZ33utaUU0AiLSwr~-uHInncNh3niUXV7cvOsM47-XXk4LCYI-ooQ8~BduhjGdja~ZFoRJhxt-lAf30-DTkA8X27zriveP4NaEACb~mPX7s3E5jTPL7JycAO3O2ZXknqi~q-epkFHppj7HnzhE685gkMn3Sc7~gg2ADb46GBQW6Z6Hd4Z63AhTYglNbTkBjvgPjjHVz7ucFkHm91yH-XnQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Teton County commissioners directed staff June 9 to prepare a revision request to the Federal Transit Administration (FTA)/U.S. Department of Transportation to remove the Teton Pass Trail from the county's BUILD grant package and to pursue additional coordination with the Wyoming Department of Transportation (YDOT).

The revision request would ask FTA Region 8 and FTA headquarters to consider removing the trail component; staff said the engineer's estimate is sufficient for that submittal and that a formal bid is not required for the revision, though a bid would produce a finalized cost and project package should the county later decide to proceed. Heather Overholser, Teton County director of public works, told the board: \"So this is really in regard to the Teton Pass Trail.\" She said the county faces an uncertain federal funding environment and escalating local project costs.

Why this matters: The BUILD grant originally allocates about $5.1 million toward the Teton Pass Trail component, and staff said the full pathway project is estimated at roughly $12.4 million. Overholser told commissioners that if the trail is removed from the BUILD grant there are three possible federal outcomes: FTA could approve removing the trail and allow the $5.1 million to be reallocated to other BUILD components (the best case); FTA could require repayment of some previously reimbursed design funds (staff estimated roughly $150,000 as a potential reimbursement in a worst-case scenario); or FTA could recommend other actions including pulling the entire grant (unlikely, staff said).

Staff also told the board that the county recently received a $1,000,000 Federal Lands Access Program (FLAP) award to fund the Coal Creek pedestrian underpass, and that FLAP explicitly requires that the underpass connect to the Teton Pass Trail. Overholser said: \"If we don't build the Teton Pass Trail, we also forfeit the $1,000,000 from FLAP.\" She added that combining the underpass with the trail construction produced mobilization savings for the Coal Creek aquatic/fish-passage work, and that if the county drops the trail it would likely forgo those mobilization savings.

Commissioners and staff also linked the Teton Pass Trail decision to transit signal prioritization (TSP), another BUILD component that requires YDOT coordination. Overholser said FTA Region 8 advised the county to submit any revision request as a single package. She described YDOT feedback to date as mixed and said the county's consultant has prepared analysis that staff plans to present to YDOT in Cheyenne. Overholser told the board she is \"trying to set up a meeting with [YDOT]\" and that staff will bring recommendations to the joint boards, likely in August, after that coordination.

Board direction and next steps: Staff summarized the practical direction the board gave: schedule the Cheyenne meeting with YDOT (including the board chair if appropriate); proceed with a white-paper revision request to FTA asking to remove the Teton Pass Trail component without putting the project out to bid; and, after further YDOT input, bring a TSP recommendation to the joint boards in August. Overholser also said if commissioners want staff to pursue bids now (to lock costs and prepare a finished package), they must direct staff immediately because bids require additional time, easements (U.S. Forest Service), and pre-bid work.

Budget and risk context: Overholser told commissioners that the county has spent roughly $300,000 to date on planning and design for the trail and that a significant portion of that has already been reimbursed by FTA. She said the build grant's overall federal share target is no more than 80% (buses can be 85%), and that reallocating the $5.1 million could help cover cost escalations in other BUILD components such as the Stilson Transit Center. The county engineer indicated the trail design is at roughly 90% but that easements, final construction documents and bidding would still take months and additional expense.

Quotes from commissioners emphasized competing priorities. Commissioner Carlman urged redeploying funds to projects with higher benefit-cost scores; Commissioner Gardner said the Coal Creek underpass and fish-passage work were important public-safety and environmental priorities but questioned where the additional local match would come from if the county retained responsibility for the trail; Commissioner Probst asked whether removing the trail now would foreclose the county from building it later, and staff responded it would not.

Ending: Staff will prepare the revision white paper for FTA and schedule the YDOT meeting; commissioners asked for timely updates and signaled support for pursuing removal of the trail from the BUILD package as a path to redeploy federal dollars to higher-priority or higher-scoring BUILD components. The county plans to weigh bid timing, potential repayment risk, and the interconnected FLAP and fish-passage work before making a final submittal to FTA.","County commissioners instructed staff to prepare a formal revision request to federal transportation officials to remove the Teton Pass Trail from a multi-component BUILD grant, while pursuing coordination with Wyoming DOT and weighing risks to related grants including a $1 million FLAP award and Fish Passage work.","actionData","errors"]

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