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When the town and county approved a process for planning for future growth and housing development in northern South Park, officials said time was of the essence. The process was slated to wrap up by August. With a workshop now scheduled for noon to 7 p.m. Aug. 19, the planning has fallen behind schedule. Some are concerned about the delay while others anticipated the lag. For some, focusing on the delay misses the forest for the trees. And others say taking a few extra weeks to get the “a...

A future home for the Teton County Fairgrounds could be up for debate as soon as January. Town and county elected and appointed officials are ready to discuss whether there’s a better location for the fairgrounds, whether the space could be better used for housing, and how to preserve Jackson Hole’s “Western heritage.” But with the conversation coming on the heels of planning for northern South Park, at least one official is worried that people won’t be ready for anothe...

Despite a stream of public comment from water quality advocates urging the Teton County Board of County Commissioners to hire a water quality expert, a majority of the board is

Some people are concerned about kids putting the proverbial pedal to the metal on e-bikes, and officials are looking to do something about it before school ends for the year.

The neighborhood planning process for northern South Park is paused and may be delayed as the Teton County Board of County Commissioners considers whether to give an advisory committee more opportunity to weigh in. After a debate about slowing down a process that was intended to be “quick” — about eight months, wrapping up around July — the five elected officials took a step Monday towards delaying the planning process by three or four weeks. It is already about a month behi...

Town Councilor Jonathan Schechter caused a stir in the last week after he sent a snappy email to the Teton Board of Realtors, saying he wouldn’t support giving it $12,000

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Teton Village firefighters want a new fire station, but finding it a home may be difficult as other village landowners raise concerns about the process — and how to determine

As other counties and states make headlines by tying COVID-19 vaccinations to benefits like free drinks, Teton County is wondering what role it can play in incentivizing people to get vaccinated against COVID-19. No decisions have been made and the Teton County Board of County Commissioners is not unanimous in what it wants to do, if anything. But it did begin the conversation Monday when Commissioner Luther Propst asked to hear more from the Teton County Health Department about what would be h...

Jackson Hole Fire/EMS Chief Brady Hansen was tentative when he asked county commissioners and town councilors for a bit of padding for his department’s 2021 budget. “You have to set the bar, and we will follow the recommendation,” Hansen told officials. “But I wanted a chance to tell you that I was really feeling challenged.” Last year the fire department slashed its budget, reducing training and maintenance to a minimum and pausing construction of Fire Station 1 to hel...