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Trustees favor a 3% fixed annual escalator for trailer and cabin permits
Summary
After reviewing cost‑index options in the county's management agreement with the Bureau of Rec, trustees directed staff to seek Bureau approval for a 3% fixed annual rent escalator for trailers and cabins rather than year‑to‑year index adjustments.
Natrona County parks trustees directed staff to pursue Bureau of Rec approval for a fixed 3% annual escalator to apply to trailer and cabin permit rents, after staff presented comparative calculations based on the county's management agreement and state indices.
Staff summarized the contract language in section 19f that currently ties mobile‑home lot rents to the Wyoming cost of living index (WCLI), which would cause rents to vary year to year. County staff showed the 2025 WCLI mobile‑home lot average at about $558 per month while the county's current lot rent averages $515.33, and illustrated how the WCLI can fluctuate (sample historical variation cited between roughly 3.3% and 15.3% in selected years).
Trustees said a fixed escalator provides predictability for permittees. Staff presented two methods for a fixed rate calculation (the state parks model from 2021 and a 10‑year weighted CPI average) and noted removing the COVID outlier lowers the state model result from about 4% to roughly 3%. Trustees favored the 3% fixed escalator for both cabins and trailer lots and asked staff to request formal approval from the Bureau of Rec and to coordinate across state parks units.
Staff said a proposed rent example based on the 3% escalator is $3,139 for certain permits; final numbers and the Bureau's approval will determine implementation.
