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Pioneer Museum secures grants and commission authorizes budget hearing to transfer $17,400

Fremont County Commissioners · March 1, 2026
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Summary

The Pioneer Museum received a $10,000 state grant and $7,400 from the LOR Foundation for an America 250 project; the commissioners authorized the museum to advertise a budget hearing to transfer $17,400 from fund balance to contractual services.

Museum Director Scott Goetz told the commission the Pioneer Museum secured two grants—a $10,000 state grant and $7,400 from the LOR Foundation—for the Wind River Heritage Quest America 250 anniversary project. Goetz said the funds will be processed through the museum's self-generated fund to preserve budget accounting.

Commissioner Clarence Thomas moved and Jennifer Wilson seconded to allow the Pioneer Museum to advertise a budget hearing to transfer $17,400 from the Pioneer Museum Fund Balance to Contractual Services for the Wind River Heritage Quest America 250 project. The motion carried unanimously.

Goetz said a project meeting with the Wind River Visitor Council is planned to provide a detailed update on the project; the minutes do not list subsequent timeline or expenditure details beyond the authorized transfer and the grants reported.