Commissioner Don Taylor
Don Taylor file photo
The Newcastle City Council formally voted on Nov. 20 to deny a settlement offer from Weston County Commissioner Don Taylor, who was issued a citation by city police as the owner of the Mondell Heights Retirement Home for an alleged violation of a city ordinance three months earlier.
The offer was...
For the second time since June, Commissioner Don Taylor voiced concern over an inability to ask that individuals or topics be added to the Board of Weston County Commissioners’ agenda — this time for the board’s Sept. 5 meeting.
As previously reported, in the NLJ’s Commission Clips for the June...
Spending up despite drop in anticipated revenue
The Board of Weston County Commissioners approved a budget totaling $19,588,113.83 for fiscal year 2024 during its regular meeting on July 18.
This budget, according to a provided copy and last year’s budget documents, increased by $421,071.98...
Roughly two dozen spectators settled into the upstairs courtroom at the Weston County Courthouse to view the conclusion of a lawsuit brought by the News Letter Journal and three residents against the Weston County Commission more than a year ago, but the matter was settled without any fireworks as...
After expressing concerns over the level of service being provided by Newcastle’s current ambulance service, the city wants the county commissioners to explore the option of creating an EMS district to help fund ambulance operations in Weston County.
The Newcastle City Council held a meeting...
The Newcastle City Council invited representatives of Weston County and other local governments to discuss the duture of emergency dispatch services in Newcastle and Weston County, Wyoming.
The Newcastle City Council will be holding another public meeting to discuss dispatch operations in Newcastle and Weston County on April 12 at 5 p.m. in the city council chambers located at 10 W. Warwick.
On April 4, Mayor Pam Gualtieri attended the Board of Weston County Commissioners meeting...
During a joint meeting on Feb. 22, the Newcastle City Council and Board of Weston County Commissioners agreed to revisit the issues that led to a march toward creation of two separate dispatch facilities — one city, one county — to service residents.
For the past several years, tension between...
Special meeting scheduled for Wednesday
A solution to the ongoing dispatch dispute between Newcastle and Weston County could be on the horizon if a joint meeting scheduled for Feb. 22 at 6 p.m. in the City Council chambers goes well.
For at least the past eight years, the News Letter Journal...
The lack of policies for the various pay schedules in Weston County could lead to trouble, according to auditor Paul Stille, of Leo Riley & Associates. Stille shared his concerns with the Board of Weston County Commissioners during the audit presentation on Feb. 7.
Stille’s main concern is...
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