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Residents press Star Valley Ranch council on road dust, short-term rentals and allowing backyard chickens
Summary
During public comment at the Aug. 13 meeting, residents provided paperwork and raised concerns about road dust and air pollution, reported a July 4 short-term rental disturbance, and urged the council to consider changing rules to allow backyard chickens; council took no immediate action on these requests.
Multiple residents used the public comment period at the Star Valley Ranch Town Council meeting on Aug. 13 to raise local concerns and requests.
Mr. Staley provided paperwork to the council about air pollution and road dust, and Mr. Bolyard also spoke about road dust and mentioned a property the homeowners' association owns at the top of Vista West. Ms. Toolson asked the council to add signage to redirect traffic because of a road closure on Vista Drive. Mrs. Merritt spoke about revenue from the gaming commission (the transcript does not specify which commission or amounts).
Two residents asked the council to consider changing the ordinance to allow backyard chickens: Mr. Tholen formally requested a change to allow chickens, and Ms. Cloe also spoke in favor of permitting chickens in town. Separately, Mr. Robinson reported that people had contacted him through his candidate bio and described an incident on July 4 involving short-term rentals that led to increased traffic in his neighborhood. Mr. Hansen also spoke and noted the recent passing of former Councilman Don Baillie.
The council heard the comments but the transcript does not record any immediate policy changes or council directives responding to the specific requests during this meeting. Councilman Rok later announced that the Ranch Rendezvous Market scheduled for the coming Saturday was cancelled and noted the next Travel & Tourism Board meeting will be in November.
