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Trustees ask staff to rework proposed 4% escalator for lot permits after trustees flag 2021 CPI outlier
Summary
Staff proposed a 4% fixed escalator for lot-permit rents (2026–2030) based on a 10-year weighted CPI; trustees asked staff to re-run scenarios excluding the 2021 pandemic outlier and return updated numbers. Staff also proposed service-fee increases to better cover trash, water and sewer costs.
Natrona County Parks staff presented proposed lot-permit rent changes for the 2026–2030 term and trustees asked for additional analysis after members expressed concern the proposed 4% escalator is driven by a pandemic-era CPI spike in 2021.
Michael Brown explained he used the Wyoming State Parks methodology and a 10-year weighted average of the consumer price index to calculate a fixed 4% escalator for the five-year term. "This is how I calculated the fixed escalator rate of 4% for the next 5 years," Brown said. Trustees pointed to…
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