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Jackson, Wyoming
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
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Republican presidential candidate scheduled for fundraiser with former vice president Cheney. By Angus M. Thuermer Jr.
p.m. July 2 in Town Hall. Halpin plans to build a house on the property, which is northwest of the intersection of Tribal Trails Road and South Park Loop, he said. Halpin paid $3,611 in county taxes for each property in 2011. The town of Jackson does not impose an additional property tax. Being within city limits would move the properties out of the rural fire tax district and result in slightly lower taxes. Although the annexation may help with future tax rates, the landowners would have to pay hefty overhead fees to become a part of the town. Connecting water and sewer service to the 30-acre area would cost $70,500. The same connection would cost $21,200 for the third lot, according to a public notice in the June 6 edition of the Jackson Hole News&Guide. Annexations are permitted under Wyoming statute if the proposed land fits within a natural, geographic or
Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney is scheduled to visit Jackson Hole and former Vice President Dick Cheney on July 12 for a fundraiser. The candidate, who has raised campaign cash twice in Teton County, is expected at a number of events, most of which will be invitation-only fundraisers, Republican supporters said this week. Among the gatherings will be cocktail party reception hosted by Dick and Lynne Cheney for a reported $2,500 donation and a dinRomney ner that could cost attendees significantly more. Former Wyoming Rep. Clarene Law, a Republican stalwart who keeps pictures of herself with Romney above her desk, said she’s excited about his return. “But I’m more excited about his candidacy,” the innkeeper said. Romney raised money in Jackson Hole in August 2007 and honored Law by agreeing to a free rally in the meeting room of her Antler Motel. “That impressed me,” she said of his willingness to have an event for the
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Racers take off Saturday at the start of the Jackson Hole Half Marathon outside Teton Village. Matthew Chorney (bib No. 245) and Patryk Gierjatowicz (No. 60) finished the race in first and second, respectively.
Wanted: 45 acres annexed Indian Springs landowner is looking to vote in town elections, save on taxes. By Benjamin Graham Landowners in the Indian Springs Ranch subdivision just west of Jackson have petitioned to annex three lots, totaling 45 acres, to the town. The main reason for seeking annexation is to be able to participate in town politics, said Michael Halpin, a developer and conservationist who owns 30 of the acres in question. The lots are adjacent to town boundaries, and each is permitted by the county for the development of a single home. “Personally, for me and my family, it’s the ability to vote in town elections,” Halpin said of the annexation request. “The other benefit is property taxes are lower.” A public hearing on the annexation will be held at 6
Arts and culture drive business in Teton County Audiences spent $31.3M at valley businesses in ’10. By Katy Niner A new study found arts and culture organizations are economic engines, not siphons, in Teton County, even when facing recessional headwinds. Nonprofit arts and culture delivered a total economic contribution in Teton County of more than $49.2 mil-
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lion in fiscal year 2010, according to the study recently released by Americans for the Arts. The economic impact of arts in the county eclipsed the national median — $9.1 million — for similarly sized regions, defined as fewer than 50,000 residents. It even nosed past the national median of $49.1 million, which includes major cities. The numbers put the Teton County arts community among the ranks of small metropolitan areas such as 2A 3A 8A
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Portland, Maine. The nonprofit arts and culture industry supports 1,011 jobs in Teton County, and generates $4.7 million in revenue for local and state government, the Arts & Economic Prosperity IV study found. The study is a “stamp of approval for arts and culture organizations in Teton County,” said Cindee George, executive director of the Center for the Arts, which spearheaded the survey locally. 9A Roscoe pushes gas 12A County budget shell game 13A Competition for hospital work
“This report is breaking down the misconception that the community supports arts and culture at the expense of the local economy,” said Mike Swanson, co-director of marketing at the Grand Teton Music Festival, another key participant in local data collection. Instead, it shows that money spent on the arts is “not going to waste — it’s very important for the overall health of the economy in Jackson.”
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