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Teton County commissioners balk at giving adjacent ranch veto power over Parcel 9/10; consider excluding it from federal transfer package
Summary
Commissioners debated management terms for Parcel 9/10 and rejected language that would give a neighboring landowner a perpetual veto over the county'managed parcel. They directed staff to refine options, consider limiting any special authority to a small agricultural zone, and to move forward with other parcels in a federal legislative package if needed.
Chair opened discussion on Parcel 9/10 after staff presented logistics and management options.
Keith, a county staffer, summarized the technical side: the county must decide whether to include a flexible management agreement or to put explicit terms into the memorandum of understanding (MOU) that would accompany any congressional transfer. He said moving the irrigation ditch will be necessary for some pathway alignments and that ditch work is seasonally constrained. He described three proposed zones for Parcel 9/10 — an agricultural zone, a wildlife habitat zone and a recreational zone — and listed examples of uses commissioners might allow or prohibit, including campfires, overnight camping, motorized bikes and opening hours.
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