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Staff reports: airport passenger records, ACME demolition plan, water monitoring and mitigation funding
Summary
County staff updated commissioners on airport passenger counts and hangar/parking projects, plans for full demolition and soil cleanup at the ACME site this summer, watershed monitoring and short-term fire mitigation payments, and lower-than-expected property-exemption applications.
Sheridan County staff used the Jan. 26 staff meeting to provide operational updates on airport performance, watershed and fire‑mitigation work, and local public‑works projects.
Robert Gill, Sheridan County Airport manager, said the airport reported record figures for 2025, citing a passenger total of 61,572 and an employment-related figure of 31,275 (as stated in the meeting). He told commissioners the Old FedEx Building (Building No. 5) was awarded for conversion to a hangar but construction has been delayed by supply issues; a door and beam are expected in the coming weeks. Gill also said a 60% design for long‑term parking expansion is complete and staff plan to advertise that project for bids in March, and that a marketing grant application will be presented to the board shortly.
District and watershed staff (identified in the transcript as Carrie) summarized completed projects—including stream stabilization, septic replacements and irrigation work—and said they submitted eight proposals to the Wyoming Water Development Office for small water projects. Water-quality monitoring after recent storms showed expected increases in turbidity and suspended solids but no unusual concentrations of metals; the district has purchased three turbidity sensors for spring installation. Staff said longer-term watershed assessments and Corps permitting will require additional funding.
On the ACME site, district staff said discussions with partners including EPA and DEQ led to a decision to pursue full demolition of a partially collapsed building this summer and to include soil hot-spot remediation; a public meeting will be scheduled in the next month or two and some grant windows expire this fall.
Finance and operations updates included a notation that the county has obligated about $160,000 for short‑term fire‑mitigation work (debris and hazard‑tree removal), funded largely through grants (Wyoming Wildlife Natural Resource Trust and Clean Water Act funds via DEQ). County Assessor staff reported lower-than-expected uptake for recent property-exemption programs: 2,330 applicants for the 50% long‑term homeowner exemption last year versus 1,835 so far this year, and total applicants to date of 3,242 compared with an estimate of roughly 8,000; staff plan Facebook outreach and a mailed notice by Lori Bratton before the March 1 cutoff.
No further public action was taken on these staff reports at the Jan. 26 meeting.
