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Natrona County narrows language in pumped‑storage position letter after fisheries debate
Summary
Commissioners debated two draft letters about a proposed Seminole pumped‑storage project before approving amended phrasing that urges caution and asks for more information, and directs staff to finalize and send the county's letter.
Natrona County commissioners on Tuesday debated the wording of a position letter about a proposed Seminole pumped‑storage project before approving edited language that avoids definitive claims about downstream impacts and instead flags potential risks.
The commission spent more than an hour hashing over two drafts — one prepared by the chairman and another circulated by Commissioner Nick Nicholson — that describe possible effects to fisheries and wildlife. Commissioners focused on a passage that in draft said the project “will be negatively impacted” for the Miracle Mile trout fishery and downstream reaches of the North Platte River. Several members pressed legal staff and fellow…
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