All posts tagged "town council"

  • Down with Discrimination

    Jackson Town Council moves forward with non-discrimination ordinance   JACKSON HOLE, WY – Jackson Town Council’s message to the LGBTQ community on Monday was clear: We will protect you. During a May 21 workshop, Town Council voted...

    • Posted May 22, 2018
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  • Judd Grossman to Run for Town Council

    JACKSON HOLE, WY – The self-described “no-growth” candidate Judd Grossman has entered the race for Jackson Town Council. It is his second attempt to capture a seat on the council in as many years. He ran in...

    • Posted May 17, 2018
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  • THE BUZZ 2: Minimum Notice Moves Forward

    Despite objections from dominant landlords, minimum notice requirement for tenants hurdles first obstacle. JACKSON, WY – The message at Monday’s town council workshop was clear: always get a lease in writing. But in a rental market like...

    • Posted August 30, 2017
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  • THE BUZZ 2: Housing Watch

    The private sector throws the housing crisis a few lifelines. JACKSON HOLE, WY – While solving the valley’s housing crisis has been largely focused on creating subsidized, affordable housing, a string of recent town council meetings has...

    • Posted April 18, 2017
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  • THE BUZZ: Gimme Shelter

    Town council moves forward with an ordinance that would alter affordable housing standards on apartment complexes. JACKSON HOLE, WY – In a rather unexpected turn of events, town council voted unanimously to draft an ordinance that would exempt...

    • Posted April 4, 2017
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  • The Candidates: Jackson Town Council

    Jackson Town Council (nonpartisan; two open seats) Candidates: Jessica Sell Chambers, Judd Grossman, Hailey Morton Levinson, Jim Stanford Jessica Sell Chambers Q: Housing, housing, housing. Is it the number one issue facing the valley? What specific ideas do...

    • Posted November 2, 2016
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  • GUEST OPINION: (For)Got Conservation?

    The blueprint is there, now citizens must ensure electeds follow it. JACKSON HOLE, WY – I never imagined I would look forward to any season more than I look forward to ski season. For nearly my entire life,...

    • Posted March 15, 2016
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  • THE BUZZ: Silently Opposed

    Citizens coined ‘protesters’ at meeting while council hesitated on housing. Jackson Hole, Wyoming – Last Tuesday’s Jackson Town Council meeting yielded an unusual scene in town chambers: Donned in button up shirts and blouses, more than 40...

    • Posted July 7, 2015
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  • GUEST OPINION: John Stennis

    Let’s go on LDRs Jackson Hole, Wyoming – I ran for Town Council because I know Jackson needs to enact the regulations necessary to support our Comprehensive Plan goals. The Land Development Regulations are the key to...

    • Posted November 11, 2014
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  • Publisher’s Note: Your keys, please

    Sometimes I can be a little oblivious to what’s happening around me. It took awhile, but eventually a 37,000-square-foot building did penetrate my consciousness. I was gate keeping for a ski race up on Snow King when...

    • Posted February 11, 2014
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