LEGAL NOTICE
A regularly scheduled public meeting of the Sublette County Planning and Zoning Board will be held on Thursday, February 20, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. to consider the following agenda items. These items will then be heard before the Sublette County Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday, March 4, 2025. These meetings will be held in the Commissioner’s Meeting Room, within the Sublette County Courthouse, 21 South Tyler Avenue, Pinedale, WY. Meeting Agenda is posted on the Sublette County Web Page Calendar: www.sublettecountywy.gov
1. An application from the Little Jennie Ranch, 332 Dell Creek Rd. requesting a Conditional Use Permit for a Special Event Permit to host the 3rd Annual Skijor Race Finals, in March 2025, pursuant to Chapter V, of the Sublette County Zoning and Development Regulations.
2. Review of the proposed updates to the Sublette County Zoning & Development Regulations by the Planning & Zoning Board. Whiskey Rock Planning & Consulting will attend this meeting to present the proposed updates and address questions. This agenda item will then be addressed on Thursday, March 20, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. to consider the proposed updates and to provide recommendations to the Sublette County Commissioners.
Notice #0038 published in the Pinedale
Roundup on Feb. 6, 2025
NOTICE OF PROBATE PETITION. Notice is given of the petition by William Newton, Executor, to have probate proceedings from Kentucky admitted in Wyoming as a probate of the estate of Nancy F. Newton who resided at 1984 Yarnallton Rd., Lexington, KY 40511 and died on January 24, 2016. Petition is made in the District Court Sublette County, WY, case # 2025-CV-0009056, 21 S Tyler Ave, Pinedale, WY 82941, (307)367-4376. The probate proceeding may be dispensed with and a final order issued upon 3 weeks after the publication of this notice.
Notice #0037 published in the Pinedale
Roundup on Feb. 6, 13, 20, 2025
New Fork Lake Irrigation District
524 Ehman Lane
Pinedale, WY 82941
The annual meeting for the New Fork Lake Irrigation District will be held Wednesday, February 26, 2025 in the Sublette County Commissioner’s Room, 21 S Tyler Ave, Pinedale, WY. Call for in-person proxies from 1pm-1:30. The meeting will commence at 1:30pm.. The purpose of the meeting shall be to elect a commissioner for District #1 and District #2. Along with election of new district commissioners, the New Fork Lake Irrigation District will discuss the budget, assessment and conduct and transact such other business as pertains to or may arise at the annual meeting.
Dave Noble, President of the New Fork Lake Irrigation District
Notice #0035 published in the Pinedale
Roundup on Feb. 6, 2025
STATE OF WYOMING )
COUNTY OF SUBLETTE )§
TOWN OF PINEDALE )
The Town Council of the Town of Pinedale met in regular session on Monday, January 13, 2025, in the main conference room of the Pinedale Town Hall.
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Matt Murdock at 5 p.m. Council members present: Tyler Swafford, Dean Loftus, Judi Boyce and Scott Kosiba. Those in attendance included: Chauncey Goodrich, representing NC Construction, LLC; Brian Gray and Kolter Booth, representing Jorgensen Associates; Angela Douglas, representing Emblem Aviation; Monica DeGraffenreid; Peg Weber; Max Lockett; Ed Wood, Town Attorney; and Town Staff Abram Pearce, Skylar Hatley, and Chelsea Saunders. Attending online was Bryan Brown, representing Summit West CPA Group; Jill Eaton and Cody Smart, representing Sweetwater Technology Services, Inc.; and Gracy Carpenter, Microbiology Lab Analyst.
Mayor Murdock led those present in the Pledge of Allegiance.
Motion by Councilman Swafford to accept the agenda as published. Seconded by Councilman Loftus. Motion passed 5-0.
Motion by Councilwoman Boyce to approve the December 9, 2024, regular Town Council meeting minutes. Seconded by Councilman Kosiba. Motion passed 5-0.
Peg Weber expressed her appreciation to Town Staff for snow plowing and putting up and taking down Christmas decorations.
Councilman Swafford asked if there was enough snow for the Winter Carnival snow sculptures and if they would be in more than one location.
Mayor Murdock has been requested to attend the National League of Cities conference in Washington D.C. as a Wyoming Association of Municipalities delegate.
Bryan Brown, of Summit West CPA Group, presented the 2024 Financial Audit for the Town of Pinedale.
Mayor Murdock declared the Public Hearing regarding the Subdivision Performance Bond and final plat of Par Avenue Second Addition to the Town of Pinedale open at 5:22 p.m. The project was presented by Abram Pearce, Chauncey Goodrich, Bryan Gray and Kolter Booth; there were no comments from the public.
Motion by Councilwoman Boyce to approve a subdivision performance bond in the amount of $394,930 (or 125% of the approved construction cost estimate) in lieu of completion of improvements pursuant to §400-29 of the Pinedale Town Code, an assurance of the completion of the necessary improvements of the Par Avenue Second Addition to Town of Pinedale Construction Standards. Seconded by Councilman Kosiba. Motion passed 5-0.
Motion by Councilman Swafford to approve the Final Plat of the Par Avenue Second Addition to the Town of Pinedale, Wyoming; a Subdivision creating Block 1, Block 2, Block 3, and Block 4 and the creation of nine (9) lots within said Block 1, contingent upon receipt of the subdivision performance bond. Seconded by Councilman Loftus. Motion passed 5-0.
Mayor Murdock closed the Public Hearing at 5:29 p.m.
Motion by Councilman Swafford to approve the consent agenda items as published. Seconded by Councilman Loftus. Motion passed 5-0. Consent agenda items approved were the Pinedale Travel and Tourism Contract for Services Agreement with the Sublette County Visitor Center, in the amount of $7,500; the payment plan for water service line repairs made by Harber Construction for Talon Faler at 126 E A Street, in the amount of $300 per month until paid in full with no interest or penalties unless over 45 days since the last payment; the Authorization of Work with Discover Mediaworks, Inc. d/b/a Boondock Nation with Pinedale Travel and Tourism Commission, in the amount of $15,500; the Digital Marketing Agreement between Madden Media and the Pinedale Travel and Tourism Commission, in the amount of $35,265.60; the dental benefit contract renewal between the Town of Pinedale and Delta Dental, effective March 1, 2025 through February 28, 2026; the Main Street Pinedale Temporary Use Permit Applications and waive the fees for the 2025 Winter Carnival Snow Sculptures and Cardboard Classic, taking place February 6-9, 2025; the Park Use and Temporary Use Permit Applications and waive the fees for the Pinedale Fine Arts Council summer Soundcheck Music Series, taking place June 28, July 4 & 19, and August 9 & 15 at American Legion Park; a 50% discount to Sublette County for animal care from 11/19/2024 through 1/8/2025; execution of loan agreement CW207 for the Shallow Water Main Sewer Repairs, between the Town of Pinedale and the Wyoming Office of State Lands and Investments, in the amount of $294,834 for a term of thirty (30) years; execution of loan agreement CW211 for the Wastewater Treatment Facility Rehabilitation Phase 1 and 2 Engineering, between the Town of Pinedale and the Wyoming Office of State Lands and Investments, in the amount of $1,895,350 for a term of thirty (30) years; a Professional Service Agreement with Terra GIS, for the Data Maintenance, Management and Web Map Services through Greenwood Mapping through June 30, 2025, in the amount of $636; the cooperative agreement Contract 245193 with the Wyoming Department of Transportation, for the 2025 Airport Crack Seal Project with a local match commitment of $19,671.89 and a WYDOT grant for $78,687.58; the 2025 Professional Service Agreement with Nelson Engineering for Town Engineering Services; a construction contract for the S GA Apron Project at Ralph Wenz Field with H-K Contractors, in the amount of $2,700,623.75; Supplemental Agreement No. 1 with H-K Contractors, reducing the scope of work of the S GA Apron Project and reducing the construction contract price of the S GA Apron Project to $2,438,240; the purchase of dry soda ash for wastewater treatment from Brenntag Pacific, in an amount not to exceed $18,500; and the purchase of liquid soda ash for corrosion control in the water distribution system from Brenntag Pacific, in an amount not to exceed $8,000.
Motion by Councilwoman Boyce to approve the Mayor’s appointment of Monica DeGraffenreid to the Pinedale Planning and Zoning Commission, effective through June 30, 2027. Seconded by Councilman Kosiba. Motion passed 5-0.
Motion by Councilman Swafford to approve referring a language amendment of §475-16 Higher and Better Use to the Town of Pinedale Planning and Zoning Commission for consideration at a Public Hearing. Seconded by Councilman Kosiba. Motion passed 5-0.
Abram Pearce presented a digital permitting set-up and annual costs proposal.
Cody Smart, Sweetwater Technology Services, Inc., presented cost estimates for an in-house server and backup system.
Council discussed adoption of the Wastewater and Transportation Master Plans, and future Pine Street Construction by the Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT).
Motion by Councilman Swafford to approve Ordinance 719, on first read, an Ordinance of the Town of Pinedale, State of Wyoming, amending the zoning map of the Town of Pinedale to reflect the amendment of the zoning classification of a parcel of land described as Blocks 2, 3, and 4 of the Par Avenue Second Addition to the Town of Pinedale, from its present zone district classification of R-2 to the R-4 and R-2a zone district. Seconded by Councilwoman Boyce. Motion passed 5-0.
Motion by Councilman Kosiba to approve Resolution 2025-02, a Resolution setting rates and fees for water and sewer permits and services for the Town of Pinedale. Seconded by Councilwoman Boyce. Motion passed 5-0.
Motion by Councilman Swafford to approve Resolution 2025-03, a Resolution setting rates and fees for the airport, Ralph Wenz Field. Seconded by Councilman Swafford. Motion passed 5-0.
Council reviewed the unaudited 2024 4th Quarter Financial Report.
The following bills were presented for payment: All American Fuel Company, Inc, $6,473.92; Ardurra Group, $21,045.73; Avfuel Corporation, $56,359.34; B-N-C Trash Service, $3,589.35; Bomgaars Supply, $385.93; Brenntag Pacific, Inc, $1,248.63; Bucky's Outdoors, $18.90; Caselle, Inc., $4,244.00; Clean Wash Laundromat, $366.00; CNA Surety, $100.00; Cummins Sales and Service, $7,542.00; Dana Kepner Company Inc., $20,604.26; Everon, $1,064.28; Ferguson Waterworks #1116, $3,268.04; Flathead Lake Biological Station, $2,865.00; Flow Right Plumbing & Heating, $237.20; Freedom Mailing Services, Inc, $609.25; Grainger, $20.15; Harrower, Robert, $7,000.00; Idexx Distribution, Inc, $2,739.04; Ivie Electric Inc, $212.50; Jorgensen Associates PC, $32,061.70; Kainer, Clayton, $588.00; KPIN, $1,168.00; M & M Disposal, $99.00; Madden Media, $10,575.29; Moosely Mailboxes & More, $207.27; Nelson Engineering, $13,572.50; Northwest Scientific, Inc., $48.17; Office Outlet, $782.14; One-Call of Wyoming, $6.00; Pinedale Auto Supply, $814.54; Pinedale Lumber, $1,870.67; Pinedale Natural Gas, Inc., $4,504.09; Pinedale Roundup, $2,093.44; QA Balance Services Inc, $104.00; Rebel Auto Parts, $4.84; Ridley's Family Market, $136.15; Rocky Mountain Power, $14,315.88; Rocky Mountain Wash, $110.50; Rudnick, Maureen, $4,625.21; Sani-Star, $150.00; Shadow Mountain Water of WY Inc, $77.46; Standard Plumbing Supply, $81.03; State of Wyoming, $50.00; Sub Co Chamber of Commerce, $120.00; Sublette County Visitor Center, $7,500.00; Sweetwater Technology Services, $10,907.12; Tegeler & Associates, Inc., $55,059.00; Town of Pinedale Water/Sewer, $1,348.49; Tri-County Sanitation, Inc., $57.00; Turf Equipment & Irrigation, $239.54; Uline, $421.68; Union Telephone Company, Inc., $733.10; USA Bluebook, $644.88;
Valley Wide Co-Op Pinedale, $744.29; Visa, $7,669.16; Wind River Web Services, LLC, $300.00; Wood Law Office, $5,843.75; Wright, Rita, $125.00; WY Office of State Lands & Investments, $10,950.92; WY Water Quality & Pollution, $150.00; Wyoming Assn of Municipalities, $530.00.
Motion by Councilwoman Boyce to approve the bills for January 13, 2025, in the amount of $331,383.33 paid with checks 31072 – 31134. Seconded by Councilman Kosiba. Motion passed 5-0.
Motion by Councilman Swafford to enter Executive Session to discuss Real Estate at 6:10 p.m. Seconded by Councilman Loftus. Motion passed 5-0.
Motion by Councilman Swafford to exit Executive Session at 6:23 p.m. Seconded by Councilman Loftus. Motion passed 5-0.
Motion by Councilman Swafford to re-enter regular session at 6:23 p.m. Seconded by Councilman Loftus. Motion passed 5-0.
Motion by Councilman Kosiba to adjourn the meeting. Seconded by Councilwoman Boyce. Motion passed 5-0. The meeting adjourned at 6:24 p.m.
Matt W. Murdock, Mayor
ATTEST:
Amy Sturman, Clerk-Treasurer
Notice #0034 published in the Pinedale
Roundup on Feb. 6, 2025
CHAPTER 6, SECTION 2 CONSTRUCTION/MODIFICATION PERMIT - Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Air Quality PUBLIC NOTICE: In accordance with Chapter 6, Section 2(m) of the Wyoming Air Quality Standards and Regulations, notice is hereby given that the State of Wyoming, Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Air Quality, proposes to approve a request by PureWest Resources, Inc. (CMP100826) to modify and operate the Antelope 5-4 (F016959) by updating the equipment list, with one reboiler overheads condenser and two smokeless combustion devices to control volatile organic compound and hazardous air pollutant emissions associated with the dehydration unit, located in the SW1/4NW1/4 of Section 4, T29N, R107W, approximately eleven (11) miles southwest of Big Sandy, in Sublette County, Wyoming. PureWest Resources, Inc. has met the demonstration requirements under Chapter 6, Section 2(c)(ii) for this permitting action since current emissions are less than emissions during the baseline period. VOC emissions have decreased 0.8 TPY from the baseline period and NOx emissions have not changed from the baseline period. These reductions have been added to PureWest Resources, Inc.’s offset bank to use for future permitting actions.
For the duration of the public comment period, the permit application, the agency’s analysis, and the public notice are available for public inspection online at https://openair.wyo.gov, utilizing facility ID F016959 and permit number P0039671 under permits. This material may also be viewed online, at the above URL, utilizing a public computer at the Sublette County Library, Pinedale, Wyoming. Additionally, for the duration of the public comment period a copy of this public notice is available for public inspection at the Sublette County Clerk’s Office, Pinedale, Wyoming.
Written comments may be directed to Nancy Vehr, Administrator, Division of Air Quality, Department of Environmental Quality, 200 West 17th St., Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002 or by fax (307) 635-1784. Please reference A0017420 in your comment. Comments may also be submitted electronically through the Division’s website (http://aq.wyomingdeq.commentinput.com). Comments submitted by email will not be included in the administrative record. Comments submitted by email will not be included in the administrative record. All comments received by 5:00 p.m., Monday, March 10, 2025 will be considered in the final determination on this application. A public hearing will be conducted only if in the opinion of the administrator sufficient interest is generated or if an aggrieved party so requests. Para español, visite deq.wyoming.gov. Americans with Disabilities Act: special assistance or alternative formats will be made available upon request for individuals with disabilities. Please provide at least fourteen (14) days before the close of the public comment period for such requests.
Notice #0033 published in the Pinedale
Roundup on Feb. 6, 2025
CHAPTER 6, SECTION 2 CONSTRUCTION/MODIFICATION PERMIT - Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Air Quality PUBLIC NOTICE: In accordance with Chapter 6, Section 2(m) of the Wyoming Air Quality Standards and Regulations, notice is hereby given that the State of Wyoming, Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Air Quality, proposes to approve a request by PureWest Resources, Inc. (CMP100826) to modify and operate the Antelope 4-5 (F016960) by updating the equipment list, with one reboiler overheads condenser and two smokeless combustion devices to control volatile organic compound and hazardous air pollutant emissions associated with the dehydration unit and produced liquid tank, located in the NW1/4NW1/4 of Section 5, T29N, R107W, approximately twelve (12) miles southwest of Big Sandy, in Sublette County, Wyoming. PureWest Resources, Inc. has met the demonstration requirements under Chapter 6, Section 2(c)(ii) for this permitting action since current emissions are less than emissions during the baseline period. VOC emissions have decreased 1.6 TPY from the baseline period and NOx emissions have decreased 1.0 TPY from the baseline period. These reductions have been added to PureWest Resources, Inc.’s offset bank to use for future permitting actions.
For the duration of the public comment period, the permit application, the agency’s analysis, and the public notice are available for public inspection online at https://openair.wyo.gov, utilizing facility ID F016960 and permit number P0039677 under permits. This material may also be viewed online, at the above URL, utilizing a public computer at the Sublette County Library, Pinedale, Wyoming. Additionally, for the duration of the public comment period a copy of this public notice is available for public inspection at the Sublette County Clerk’s Office, Pinedale, Wyoming.
Written comments may be directed to Nancy Vehr, Administrator, Division of Air Quality, Department of Environmental Quality, 200 West 17th St., Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002 or by fax (307) 635-1784. Please reference A0017406 in your comment. Comments may also be submitted electronically through the Division’s website (http://aq.wyomingdeq.commentinput.com). Comments submitted by email will not be included in the administrative record. Comments submitted by email will not be included in the administrative record. All comments received by 5:00 p.m., Monday, March 10, 2025 will be considered in the final determination on this application. A public hearing will be conducted only if in the opinion of the administrator sufficient interest is generated or if an aggrieved party so requests. Para español, visite deq.wyoming.gov. Americans with Disabilities Act: special assistance or alternative formats will be made available upon request for individuals with disabilities. Please provide at least fourteen (14) days before the close of the public comment period for such requests.
Notice #0032 published in the Pinedale
Roundup on Feb. 6, 2025
