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County accepts state grant and selects consultant to update community wildfire protection plan
Summary
Natrona County accepted a $125,000 subaward from the Wyoming State Forestry Division and agreed to select Y2 Consulting to update the county’s Community Wildfire Protection Plan; commissioners asked about insurance implications and public meetings, and staff said the contractor reduced some public‑meeting hours to fit the awarded budget.
Natrona County commissioners agreed on Aug. 5 to accept $125,000 in state grant funding and to proceed with selecting Y2 Consulting to update the county’s Community Wildfire Protection Plan and related mitigation work. The county manager for emergency management, Michael, asked the board to accept the Wyoming State Forestry Division’s award and to approve Y2 Consulting as the contractor; the county will be a subrecipient of the state grant and staff will negotiate a contract with the selected firm before final execution. Why it matters: an updated Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) is used to identify wildfire risk, prioritize mitigation projects, and provide the technical basis for grants…
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