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Anderson said the sustainability plan expands the town’s focus beyond municipal energy savings to include resilience, environmental quality and equitable outcomes. She told the council the plan aligns with the town’s comprehensive plan and other local plans and that the plan’s strategies are organized by target dates and effort levels. Each focus area includes a vision, targets and implementation tactics.

Anderson highlighted achievements in the first year: the town attained Dark Sky community certification (April 11); continued purchases of 100% green electricity for town operations; implemented page-neutral pricing and related policies; and secured outside funding for trash‑can replacements and electric-vehicle infrastructure. Anderson said the town and partners secured a $5.5 million federal grant for EV charging and fueling infrastructure that will fund dozens of chargers across the region and lead to deployments at town-owned sites in 2026.

She summarized the plan’s scope: six focus areas, 30 goals, 36 targets and 105 strategies. For the two‑year implementation window the council considered, Anderson recommended moving forward on 16 strategies and noted specific early wins: conversion of many town trash receptacles to bear‑resistant models with Travel and Tourism Board support; pairing recycling bins with public trash cans; advancing a Kearns Meadow eco‑steward/ambassador program; and starting electric‑vehicle infrastructure planning. Two strategies were flagged as behind schedule because they lacked budget prioritization: a car‑share/bike‑share pilot and commercial beverage-container recycling expansions.

Council members asked clarifying questions about indicators and metrics; Anderson said an ecosystem health indicator report would arrive at the next workshop, measuring light pollution, air quality, water quality and related metrics that will show whether plan actions are improving environmental conditions. Anderson also confirmed a forthcoming greenhouse gas inventory and results from PFAS testing in surface waters.

After discussion, the council approved a motion directing staff to initiate the 16 proposed strategies in the analysis section of Anderson’s report over the next two years. The motion passed unanimously. Council members and several public commenters — including representatives of local nonprofits that partner on energy and waste work — praised the town’s progress and urged continuation and coordination with community groups.

Anderson told the council she will return with implementation-level details and that some items will require additional staff capacity or third‑party funding. The council did not adopt new ordinances at the workshop; it approved the motion to start the prioritized work and asked staff to bring back cost estimates and schedules for items that will require budget allocations.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Jackson - Town Council Workshop - Jul 21, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Ecosystem stewardship administrator Tanya Anderson reported on year-one achievements from the town sustainability plan; council unanimously directed staff to initiate 16 recommended strategies in the next two years, citing completed milestones including Dark‑Sky certification and a major EV charging grant.","taxTitle","Jackson, Teton County, Wyoming","taxId",63787,"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},6509210,"Town council adopts strategic communications plan; directs language access plan and community engagement task force",3326,28295,3355000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5442614-429acbd6322a63894d6cb780ff574771&start=28&end=3355","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5442614-429acbd6322a63894d6cb780ff574771/thumbnail_28295.jpg","/articles/6509210/Jackson/Teton-County/Wyoming/Town-council-adopts-strategic-communications-plan-directs-language-access-plan-and-community-engagement-task-force","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6509210-c1b8ff5bf496e9b6698bbf93ac86bf91/orig.mp4?Expires=1770455873&Signature=Ajnp9K8-qxl~DcMna29LmfXKqeudJmBtwVunoPVJAGrkNfumRoGrKbCVhfdN4PJITMU1o52jZWHn3lBzvzHlKEQl1lRVTjkpxmTk-2PgI-8F1NQYk8wet8O78e~1mdTHtNdblPp~2k5haBOElKF55LtauJaSH22aBafz2DlEWfjoaG2Z7yKwuTk90Lc2kfgO6GqBvcXPSnYSQkLoTKccIn0Trw3gQXpF29YQQeE3zBmj1OJ3bqEvFDOq9cQ7~tPL7Nhjl6CahH5BCBrNthPhvQw4AM8bCGTyNLbT6yeFqJS32pHHbKU5FBGWvNELqahiWeB2E6y77pZnHrtffT4QjQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","On July 21, the Town of Jackson Town Council approved a strategic communications plan presented by Susan Carlotta, the town’s director of external affairs, and directed staff to develop a language access plan and form a community engagement task force.

Carlotta told the council the plan seeks to centralize the town’s internal and external communications work, build trust and brand awareness, and shift the town’s outreach toward an “80/20” content rule — roughly 80% informational/educational content and 20% requests for action. “People support what they help create,” Carlotta said while describing the plan’s engagement approach.

The plan, which Carlotta described as a mix of public relations and purpose-driven marketing, lays out goals and a five-year appendix of tactics, including plain-language training for staff, improved forms and user experience, expanded outreach at community events, and steps to roll out consistent visual branding across departments. Carlotta highlighted language access as a priority: staff estimate that roughly one in three front-desk visitors has limited English proficiency and the plan proposes a written translation program, use of a language phone line for interpretation, and a formal language access policy and implementation procedures.

During questions, Council members pressed Carlotta on the scope and remit of the external affairs office and how strategic communications would relate to daily public notices and the town’s public information officer. Town Manager Tyler explained that external affairs was intended to be the broader, more strategic umbrella while the public information officer would continue to handle tactical, day‑to‑day notices.

Council members then considered three staff motions tied to implementing elements of the plan. The council voted to: (1) direct staff to work on a language access plan; (2) direct staff to establish and facilitate a community engagement task force; and (3) approve the strategic communications plan subject to minor edits by staff. Each motion passed with a single recorded abstention by Councilman Schechter.

The approved language access direction asks staff to inventory town contacts with limited-English-proficiency residents, evaluate current translation/interpretation resources, develop a policy to provide meaningful access, and institute training for town staff. The community engagement task force was described as a standing, center‑of‑the‑spectrum advisory group meant to serve as a sounding board, ambassador pool and resource for outreach planning.

Council members who spoke in favor said they viewed the plan as a way to make government more accessible and to better articulate what the town does for residents; one council member said the plan would help answer questions such as “what is the town actually doing?” Others urged clearer success metrics and stronger prioritization before full implementation.

The council directed staff to return as needed with implementation details and offered specific follow-up requests, including training for council members in plain-language communications and the integration of the plan’s actions into the town’s annual work planning and budgeting. Carlotta said the external affairs team will work with departments across the organization and bring prioritized, year‑by‑year milestones back to council for tracking.","At its July 21 workshop, the Town of Jackson council approved a five-year strategic communications plan and directed staff to develop a language access plan and establish a community engagement task force. The council approved the three staff motions after a presentation by Susan Carlotta, director of external affairs.","actionData","errors"]

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Council receives one‑year sustainability progress report, directs staff to advance 16 strategies

Town council adopts strategic communications plan; directs language access plan and community engagement task force