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CRUSL’s actions are followed by news publications throughout Wyoming. Issues of local control over development on State Lands are becoming important to many in Wyoming, including the State’s agricultural industry and county governments.
Tammah septic whizzes
JH News & Guide | November 13, 2024
For well over a year, Teton County residents and water-quality watchdogs fought state officials and environmental regulators, arguing that a septic system for a glamping resort near Teton Village would likely fail, sending human sewage into Fish Creek.
Teton glamping resort cited for water pollution as state defends permit
WyoFile | November 12, 2024
As Wyoming officials defend their approval of an upscale tent hotel on state land near Teton Village, the state’s own regulators allege the glamping resort is polluting groundwater.
Wyoming’s Kelly Parcel recommended for sale to Grand Teton Park
WyoFile | November 1, 2024
Wyoming should sell the 640-acre wildlife-rich and scenic Kelly school trust parcel to Grand Teton National Park for $100 million, the Office of State Lands and Investments recommended Friday.
Gravel pit operator sues Natrona County in state versus local control dispute
WyoFile | October 18, 2024
Gravel mining company Prism Logistics filed a legal challenge Thursday to the Natrona County Board of Commissioners’ authority to block commercial mining on state-owned land.
Natrona County moves to block controversial gravel mine in latest battle over state, county control
WyoFile | October 7, 2024
The Natrona County Board of Commissioners’ vote to block a hotly contested gravel mine operation at the base of Casper Mountain is the latest move in a dustup over counties’ right to potentially impose land-use codes on state lands or otherwise impede state-sanctioned activities on state lands.
Odd bedfellows join in local-control fight over state lands
WyoFile | September 17, 2024
Wyoming’s county commissioners and an alliance of Casper-area residents want to support Teton County in a lawsuit over local government authority to impose zoning and safety codes on private businesses leasing land from the state.
Residents challenge state-approved incinerator in front of Tetons
WyoFile | August 5, 2024
State unanimously backs 35-year plan to preserve Munger Mountain
JH News & Guide | August 2, 2024
On Thursday, the State Board of Land Commissioners unanimously approved Teton County’s plan to preserve a square-mile tract of state trust land on Munger Mountain. The plan puts the land in Teton County control for the next 35 years. Ranching and hunting will continue as the county works to fight weeds and build more trails on the western portion of the parcel.
Mining vs. local control: Casper-area candidates address the gravel pit
Gilette News Record | July 31, 2024
Few political candidates in Wyoming — where resource extraction underpins the economy — want to be seen as anti-mining. But a proposed gravel pit outside Casper has area voters clambering for politicians willing to take a stand on the issue, at least in this controversial instance.
Wyoming inches closer to Kelly Parcel sale, but fears about it falling apart persist
KHOL JH Community Radio | July 9, 2024
Swaths of sagebrush and sunflowers blanket the Kelly Parcel, where a local rancher regularly grazes his horse herd. Wyoming lawmakers left the legislative session in March with a clear plan to sell the state-owned 640 acre parcel to Grand Teton National Park for $100 million.
County denies liquor license to Village Road glamping sites
Buckrail | July 8, 2024
In a move to control the only aspect of the project they can, Teton County Commissioners denied the malt liquor license application from Basecamp Hospitality LLC, the operators of the infamous geodesic tent glamping site that sits on state trust land off of WY390.
Glamping beer denied
JH News & Guide | July 3, 2024
Teton County commissioners on Tuesday swiftly and unanimously voted 5 to 0 against a malt liquor license application from Tammah, an upscale camping company near Teton Village. The license would have allowed the West Bank glamping business to serve beer and other malt beverages to guests.
Company Tries To Hide Jackson’s Controversial ‘White Pimple’ Glamping Tents
Cowboy State Daily | May 12, 2024
The controversial glamping tents near Jackson Hole Mountain Resort’s entrance that Gov. Mark Gordon dubbed “white pimples” are being camouflaged. Teton County officials say that doesn’t begin to cover up the many problems with them.
Casper Group Buckles Down on Keeping Gravel Pit Away from Coates Road, Sends Formal Demand to Governor
K2 Radio, Casper | May 7, 2024
The Casper Mountain Preservation Alliance (CMPA) group is buckling down on their mission to keep a proposed gravel pit out of the Squaw Creek and Coates Road area in Casper.
Judge Says It's ’troubling’ State Can Ignore Teton County Regs to OK Glamping
Cowboy State Daily | May 7, 2024
A judge called it “troubling” Monday that the state of Wyoming can go around Teton County’s land use regulations to temporarily install a glamour camping complex on some of the most expensive land in the nation.
State wants Casper Mountain gravel mine developer to ‘relinquish’ rights in light of opposition
WyoFile | April 5, 2024
POWJH files petition challenging wastewater facility at new glamping site on state trust land
Buckrail | December 1, 2023
JACKSON, Wyo. — Local nonprofit Protect Our Water Jackson Hole (POWJH) has filed a petition challenging the authorization of a wastewater facility permit by the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (WDEQ) for the new glamping complex on state trust land near Teton Village.
Judge asks whether new state law wrongly ‘targeted’ Teton County
WyoFile | October 31, 2023
Governor calls glamping biz Pimples on the Landscape
Gilette News Record | August 10, 2023
JACKSON — Gov. Mark Gordon would like to see them pop.
Wyoming’s second-term Republican governor is not usually one for bombast. Still, every once in a while Gordon drops a hokey colloquialism like he did at a meeting in Pinedale in March, referring to himself as a “dirt farmer kind of guy.”
‘Basecamp’ Seeks Outdoor Fireplaces, Alcohol Permit
Woodall's Camping Magazine | August 2, 2023
Owners of a long-fought glamping operation south of Teton Village, Wyo., will ask state officials Thursday (Aug. 3) for the go-ahead to install outdoor fireplaces — and the ability to sell alcohol and malt beverages to its guests, according to the Jackson Hole News & Guide.
State gives Basecamp go-ahead to build controversial septic system
JH News & Guide | July 15, 2023
Basecamp Hospitality LLC’s geodomes are seen on Highway 390. The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality granted Basecamp a septic permit Thursday, despite protests from neighbors and water quality advocates.
Judge probes Teton County's ability to sue the state
Gilette News Record | June 16, 2023
JACKSON — A Cheyenne judge dealt a preliminary blow Thursday to Teton County’s attempt to quash the state of Wyoming’s lawsuit against the county.
Wyoming Sues Teton County Over Land-Use Argument
Cowboy State Daily | December 24, 2022
The Wyoming Board of Land Commissioners filed a lawsuit against the Teton County Commission, asking a district court to block the county from enforcing land-use restrictions against businesses that have won permits to develop on state trust lands.
Teton officials say state lawsuit risks public safety but still seek cooperation
JH News & Guide | December 28, 2022
New legal complaint contends county rules don’t apply to state trust lands across Wyoming.
A 640-acre parcel of Wyoming school trust land shares a boundary with Grand Teton National Park. The parcel is one piece of 4,615.81 acres of state trust lands in Teton County.
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