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

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.

Teton County has passed a resolution affirming the “values of diversity, equity and inclusion” and declaring the county as a whole a “hate free zone.” “This is a very important statement of our ideals and our values,” Commissioner Mark Newcomb said during the Teton County Board of County Commissioners’ meeting Tuesday. “It is a statement, it is a first step, and I look forward to continuing to follow through both in action, word and deed.” The resolution came about after members of the public showed up at a December town and county meeting to raise...

Starting March 1, wood shake roofs will no longer be allowed on homes in Jackson Hole’s wildland-urban interface. The Teton County Board of County Commissioners voted Tuesday to prohibit such roofs in forested areas where wildfires are a risk. Fire Marshal Kathy Clay recommended that commissioners approve the measure to make Teton County “a more resilient wildland fire community.” “We are stressed here with lots of UV light and very dry conditions,” Clay said. “We have rain with snow. We have hail. And all of those make a detrimental impact on the fire resistance...

Water quality, transportation, and diversity, equity and inclusion will be three of the top priorities of the Teton County Board of County Commissioners in 2022.