Sheridan County commissioners on July 1 approved several resolutions, contracts and routine county actions including a transportation-planning grant application, a multiyear community services block grant contract, an airport lease assignment consent, and actions related to two county roads.

Why it matters: These votes fund planning studies, maintain federal and state grant partnerships and handle routine airport and road administration. Several items had limited discussion but were approved unanimously by voice vote.

Votes at a glance
- Resolution 25-07-014 — authorize submission of a Wyoming Department of Transportation Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) application for the Bighorn Transportation Alternatives study and plan project. County Engineer Ken Muller said the application requires a 9.51% local match (about $14,000) if awarded. Approved by voice vote.
- Contract No. 249064 — Wyoming Department of Health, Public Health Division and Sheridan County: Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) program agreement, July 1, 2025–Nov. 15, 2029. County staff explained the agreement is a multi-county, tripartite arrangement with a not-to-exceed total of $1,138,408 for the contract period; annual allocations will be amended. Approved by voice vote.
- Appointment — Ken Muller, County Engineer, appointed as viewer for a petition to vacate a portion of Rapid Creek Road (Section 31, T55N R85W). Motion approved by voice vote.
- Resolution 25-07-015 — notice of intent to vacate public road known as County Road Number 85 (Rapid Creek Road) in Section 6, T54N R85W. County engineer reported the road accesses private land only; commissioners authorized issuance of the notice of intent.
- Lessor’s consent — Consent to assignment of the Sheridan County Airport land lease between McDonald and McDonald Second Land LLC and Little Horn State Bank as security for a leasehold mortgage. Airport Manager Robert Gill recommended approval; commissioners approved.
- YDOT Aeronautics grant-in-aid application — Airport Manager Robert Gill requested county approval to apply for a $4,000 state grant to support the Sheridan County Pilots Association’s Aviation Encouragement event for sanitary stations and an air boss; commissioners approved.
- Minutes amendment — County airport meeting minutes from June 10, 2025 were amended to correct attendance and approved.

Select details and context: Ken Muller said last year the TAP application was not funded because WYDOT prioritized construction requests and encouraged resubmission for planning studies; county staff said the Bighorn study’s scope would include southern Powderhorn, the original town of Bighorn and the school area, with an exact boundary to be determined. County staff presenting the CSBG contract said the state moved to a four-year contract template and that prior-year distribution was approximately 60.5% to Sheridan County, 25.4% to Bighorn County and 14.1% to Johnson County; the county administers the tripartite board for the three counties.

All items in this roundup were approved by voice vote; the minutes and roll-call tallies were not recorded as numerical counts in the meeting transcript.