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As with all things in the COVID-19 pandemic, the Teton County Board of County Commissioners’ in-person presence in their meeting chambers has ebbed and flowed. On Monday, that flow will continue when the board convenes in-person for its regularly-scheduled voucher meeting. Commission Chair Natalia D. Macker said the commission plans to do so going forward. “It does not have an end date at this point,” she said of the in-person plans. The county commission has been meeting virtual...

The Teton County Board of County Commissioners praised teachers and educational support staff Tuesday in a resolution recognizing "Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week." Commission Chair Natalia D. Macker said she was "excited to recognize our teachers and school and education staff" before the board voted unanimously to approve the resolution. Nationally, Teacher Appreciation Week runs from May 3 to 7. The commissions resolution added other educational staff to the group of people it celebrated...

Budget season is here, and Teton County officials will meet in person as they begin crunching the numbers. That’s a departure from the past few months, which have seen the Teton County Board of County Commissioners meet virtually as a precaution against the spread of COVID-19. Commission Chairwoman Natalia D. Macker pitched the change during the board’s Monday voucher meeting, looking to make it easier for board members to be on the same page while combing through the financial minuti...

Close followers of Teton County government may feel like they have deja vu.

Marybeth Hansen is Teton Countys 2020 volunteer of the year. "Thank you, Marybeth, for your time, dedication and commitment to making the Teton County Fair one of the best in the West," Commission Chairwoman Natalia D. Macker said Monday. Hansen has served on the Teton County Fair Board for a decade and as its chair twice. One of those stints was in 2020, when the fair faced significant challenges because of the COVID-19 pandemic. “Marybeth was tasked with leading the board through, perhap...

A draft bill that some see as threatening “local control” loomed large over the County Commission’s vote Tuesday in favor of the Gill family’s 26-acre development in northern South Park.

A draft bill that some see as threatening “local control” loomed large over the County Commission’s vote Tuesday in favor of the Gill family’s 26-acre development in northern South Park. The Teton County Board of County Commissioners voted 4-1 in favor of the Gills’ sketch plan, a conceptual regulatory approval that precedes hearings on more concrete development and subdivision plans on the path to breaking ground. The family praised the decision. “Today’s vot...

The Gills have secured a victory in their push to develop 26 acres of their northern South Park land.

The Gill family is forcing the County Commission to make a decision on conceptual plans for a 26-acre development in northern South Park. “We are pursuing our right to action,” family attorney Amberley Baker told the Teton County Board of County Commissioners on Monday. Commissioners voted 3-2 last week to postpone for two months a decision on this stage of the family’s proposal. They did so partly because it’s unclear whether the Jackson Town Council will permit the Gills t...

Doubling down on concerns about water quality, the County Commission pumped the brakes Tuesday on the Gill family’s proposal to develop 26 acres in northern South Park.