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Local ski groups and residents urge 10% facility fee to fund Hogadon chairlift repairs
Summary
At the July 15 Casper City Council meeting, users and volunteers asked the council to support a proposed 10% facility fee on lift users to raise funds for a replacement or repair of the Hogadon chairlift, citing safety, youth programs and regional livability.
At the July 15 City of Casper council meeting, members of a volunteer task force, ski-patrol leaders and local users urged councilors to support a proposed 10% facility fee on Hogadon lift users to help fund a replacement or repair of the mountain’s chairlift.
Supporters said the fee would show local “skin in the game,” help leverage grants and private donations, and address what they called a safety risk if the lift fails during a season. "It helps our alpine ski programs ... and it makes Casper a better place to live during the long winter months," Bill DeGraves, director of Casper Mountain Ski Patrol and chairman of the Lift Casper task force, told the council. Nick McNamee, who described himself as a member of the…
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