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ICE payments overdue to Uinta County for housing detainees
Uinta County Herald
Uinta County is facing five months of overdue ICE payments. Uinta County Sheriff Andy Kopp began working with ICE in June, agreeing to hold federal inmates for $66 per inmate per day, an amount the sheriff said has increased to $120. The expected revenue from ICE contracts has allowed Kopp to increase deputy pay despite county and state budget cuts, the Uinta County Herald reports. Officials cited a possible routing error and the federal government shutdown as possible explanations for lagging ICE payments. Read the full story.
Jackson may spend $4 million for housing on national forest
Jackson Hole Daily
The Jackson Town Council will discuss whether to spend $4 million for the right to rent six units at an affordable housing project spearheaded by the nonprofit Jackson Hole Community Housing Trust and Bridger-Teton National Forest. The project is slated to be built on national forest land next to a popular trailhead. Of 36 planned units, 13 are set to go to U.S. Forest Service employees, the Jackson Hole Daily reports. If the town and Teton County commit to six each, the remaining 11 units could be available for other qualified households in the community. Read the full story.
Riverton sees ‘urgent’ need for Red Cross volunteers
The Ranger
The American Red Cross has received eight fire calls from the Riverton area this year — a higher case volume than even Cheyenne. All represent families devastated, homes destroyed. And in all but one of those Riverton-area cases, the assistance the Red Cross provided was done remotely, because Riverton simply lacks volunteers to lend a hand, The Ranger reports. Read the full story.
Cheyenne adds remediation clause to gold mine deal
Wyoming Tribune Eagle
New remediation requirements are included in a revised water service agreement between Cheyenne and the planned CK Gold Mine about 20 miles west of the city. Cheyenne City Councilwoman Michelle Aldrich sought the clause requiring the site be restored once mining is finished. Aldrich said she’s watched mining operations in South Dakota fall short on remediation, which “really causes a lot of damage and problems down the road,” the Wyoming Tribune Eagle reports. Read the full story.