When D.C. Makes Decisions, Teton County Lives With the Consequences

 Sometimes the distance between Washington, D.C. and Teton County, Wyoming can feel very short. The recent debacle over Major League Baseball in Grant Teton National Park highlights the fact the County has little control over happenings on federal land within our borders. But we can and should always stand up for our values, exert our influence, and prepare for future dialogue with our federal partners with a consistent Teton County Natural Resources Plan.

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Luther Propst
It's Time to Design Transportation for the Community We Are Today

Among a string of vehicular tragedies on Teton Pass this summer, the July 7th crash was the most heartbreaking, reminder that our transportation system is under stress. More residents. More commuters. More visitors. More heavy trucks. More people walking, biking, and using pathways. More competing demands on infrastructure that was designed in a different era and a different community, today’s transportation pressures are exposing the limits of yesterday’s assumptions.

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Luther Propst
Public Trust is a Public Resource

Our community needs housing opportunities for working residents: young families, firefighters, teachers, tradespeople, retailers, non-profit service providers, artists, service workers – all the people who make this valley function. But support for housing should not be blind and does not eliminate the responsibility to ask hard questions when extraordinary public approvals are sought.

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Luther Propst
The Fair Goes On!

I am happy to report that despite wide-spread fears, rumors and misrepresentation, the fair and other year-round uses of the fairgrounds are not going away.

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Nikki Kaufman
Legacy Lodge

My effort to encourage a collaborative solution is a gamble that requires give and take from both the landowner and neighbors; however, it is worth the time and effort.

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Luther Propst