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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 “alternatives,” essentially options for how northern South Park could be developed, and statistic...

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 another major undertaking. Still there could be some overlap between the wishes of housing-focused elected...

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 behind schedule. “Let’s be smart about this, let’s use the experts in our community,â€�...