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police department we'd have to
borrow the money. The building
that's there is not repairable. It
really isn't."
Lindstrom went on to note
that he believed grants for
building construction will con-
tinue to become more difficult
to come by. He said he had
attended a recent State Loan
and Investment Board meeting
where officials were going over
grant applications "with a fine
tooth comb," as he put it.
"That's kind of encouraging
the option we were looking
at," Lindstrom continued. "We
already have the [community
center]. We would probably
save around $8,000 or $9,000 a
year just in utilities and mainte-
nance by moving over here and
getting rid of the [PD and city
hall] buildings."
The building that cur-
rently houses the Upton Police
Department is in such poor con-
dition, according to Lindstrom.
that he speculated it isn't worth
attempting to sell. Instead, the
town might sell the cleared lot
after having demolishing the PD
building. The city hall building
has more value, Lindstrom rea-
soned, and is considerably more
marketable.
The option of keeping the
city hall building and remod-
eling the back rooms, where
the Red Onion museum was
formerly located, wouldn't
result, in Lindstrom's view, in
a sufficient enough increase in
available space for the town.
The potential relocation
would also be of benefit to the
general public, Lindstrom rea-
soned, and contribute to better
usage of the community center.
"This place would be open
from 8 to 5 Monday through
Friday for walkers," he said.
"There would be somebody
here to watch the building ...
The building sits idle more than
it's used ... I think it would be a
better deal for everybody."
Phone and internet are
already in place at the com-
munity center and Lindstrom
said a rough estimate of the cost
of the move he had obtained
placed it at around $30,000.
Lindstrom and Deputy Clerk
Kelley Millar established that
there was enough money in
the town's community develop-
ment fund to pay for the move.
"With the state looking at
cutting general fund moneys
we probably better start looking
at how we're going to save
ourselves a little bit here," said
Lindstrom.
Mayor Upton said he
agreed that the town's budget
is only going to get tighter
for the foreseeable future,
and a workshop to discuss the
options available to the town
was scheduled for 6:30 p.m.
on Nov. 10 at the community
center, just prior to that night's
council meeting.
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Other items of discussion at the Tuesday, Oct. 13,
meeting of the Upton Town Council include t the following:
• Neil Schiller appeared to report that progress of a grant request for a multi-purpose
the group he represents, which is interested structure at City Park. Upton said the grant
in entering into a lease agreement with the application must be submitted to the Wyoming
town to take over the operation of the Cedar t?iusiness Council by the Dec. 1 deadline. All
Pines Golf Course, has established themselves parties involved with the project are still on
as a limited liability company--Upton Golf board, Upton said, though availability of state
LLC as requested by the council. There was funds is becoming tighter. It was determined
no report from the Upton Golf Association, that the issue will be placed on the next meet-
which previously managed the course, and that ing's agenda.
organization appears to now be defunct. • At a 7:30 budget hearing, the board voted
• Upton airport manager Lori Olson to approve four amendments to the fiscal year
reported that the airport board has been budget for 2015-16. No comments or objections
awarded a grant of approximately $47,000 for were heard from the public on the matter.
airport security upgrades through WYDOT. • Superintendent Mark Lindstrom and Cort
The upgrades are planned to include safety Cundy ofCWWaste Services Inc. are endeav-
fencing, security lighting, signage and pos- oring to make personal contact with all those
sibly security cameras. Before the funds can utilizing the town's waste disposal services in
be released a Forest Service permit needs to be order to communicate to them the new rules
obtained due to the airport's hangars falling on and regulations regarding trash pickup.
the Thunder Basin National Grassland, Olson • Deputy Clerk Kelley Millar reported that
said. A public hearing will have to be held official email accounts for Upton officials
before grant matching funds from the town can are now available for those who wish to have
be awarded, the exact amount of which was them. There was general agreement that such
indeterminate at last Tuesday's meeting. Olson official email accounts are preferable to the
also requested a copy of survey work the town
had conducted on a portion of airport property
the town previously owned. Superintendent
Mark Lindstrom said he would attempt to
track it down.
• Mayor Upton reported that Upton Food
personnel email addresses councilmembers
are currently using and a vote passed unani-
mously to begin setting up the accounts.
° A vote passed to authorize a $20,000 lease
purchase i/order to provide matching funds
for the purchase of a used firetruck. Fire Chief
Bank's budgetary concerns have been resol'ced Sfrbng said the total cost of the will be
and that Food Bank personnel wished to express around $60,000 with the bulk olive rest of
their gratitude but were unable to attend, the funding coming from the Upton Economic
• On the subject of the Upton Chamber of Development Board. The remainder will be
Commerce playground equipment grant for made up from draisers and a small amount
City Park, City Clerk Rona Barker said that already in the department's budget.
she has been presented with documentation "I appreciate the fundraisers ... I know we
indicating the new equipment has already been need the firetruck but you're looking at other
ordered, and Deputy Clerk Kelley Millar noted ways to pay for this, too, and that's appreciated
a community build is scheduled for Nov. 7 and from our end," commented Mayor l]pton
8. Vicki Schiller asked about what will be done • A number of situations involving prop-
with the old playgrotmd equipment and sug- erty tax abatements were discussed. A related
gested whatever is left over be moved to the proposal in which a property owner proposed
baseball fields. Mayor Upton said he would that the town cons ct a street on his property
look into exactly what is planned for the old was rejected on the basis that the town has
equipment, enough difficulty maintaining existing streets,
• Votes passed unanimously to purchase the agreement did not fall within the purpose
property insurance for the buildings at the of such abatements, and it was felt it would set
Cedar Pines Golf Course for approximately a bad precedent.
$500 a year, as well as to pay a $458 Powder • The board went into a closed door execu-
River Energy Bill and other outstanding bills tive session in order to discuss a personnel
associated with the gold course, issue as permitted under Wyoming Statute
• Mayor Upton updated the board on the 16-4-405.
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