Comments on: County Community Meeting

By: Birdie Rossetter

Birdie Rossetter — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:44:24 +0000

We were at the July 17th meeting at the Wilson fire station. We appreciate you giving us the opportunity to speak. We realize the immensity of this project. Our particular concern is preserving the existing wildlife corridor that runs south from Wyoming 22 in Wilson along North Fall Creek Road to the Rossetter’s lane and East to Fish Creek. The southern part of this corridor is contiguous with the Rossetter protected property. This property has become a wildlife sanctuary. We have all the animals here that you will find in Teton National Park except Bison and Grizzly Bear- so far. For instance last year there were Moose twins born on the Waldron property and this year moose twins born on the Rossetter property and a sighting of just born Mule deer twins behind the Day and Hoyt property. We feel strongly that any proposal for increased housing or commercial density in and around this corridor is not in line with the intention of ANY county comprehensive plan. We hope that you will take this into serious consideration. Sincerely, Birdie Rossetter and Cindy Day

By: Heath Miller

Heath Miller — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 03:58:21 +0000

I agree with a number of people that population in town and county needs to be capped and limited in order to sustain the area for what the community wants. The latest reports state that an additional 7000 housing units can already be developed in county/town without any further commercial development even happening. This area can not sustain that kind of density and remain a friendly and sustainable community. What is needed is a real understanding of what properties exist out there for development/re-development and scenarios for best and worst case when it comes to how they can presently be developed. We have no idea as a community how much more we can approve at this time that may only add to the density that can currently be built. How are 7000 housing units with 2.5 people, 2 cars and 1 dog going to fit here? If that’s what we’re looking at right now, stop everything because this could be a terrible place to live. That is doubling the size of the county, let alone pushing into any available open space, skyline, hillside that can presently be allowed.