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Sher Co Commission Approves Report for Bridge Replacement Project
A final reconnaissance report by the Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) on the bridge replacement project over the BNSF Railway on County Road 140 has been approved by the Sheridan County Commission.
County Engineer Ken Muller, at the commission meeting this week, explained that WYDOT has identified the bridge in their Bridge Formula Program, which came from a Federal bipartisan law that gave states additional money to replace decrepit bridges that trickles funding down to local governments for that purpose.
Muller gave more details on the report.
According to discussions, the bridge to be replaced is near the unincorporated town of Parkman in northwestern Sheridan County.
The estimated cost of the project is $4.29 million and will be 100% funded by the Federal Government, according to a memorandum from the County Public Works Department.
Dennis Fox
February 10, 2024 at 3:43 pm
The provision in the vacancy filling law, that sends it to a Judge, is there for one and only one case. On a three member Board, when One vacates and the two left split on the selection of One of the Three Nominees, sent forward by the party. That’s a “What if” worst-case scenario, listed at the very end of the Statute (18-3) For all other situations, all the commissioners are supposed to do is use the proper procedure (Robert’s Rules) and select one new commissioner out of the 3 Already Nominated by the Party. Our commissioners deliberately and willfully planned to “Fail” to select one and throw it to a Judge.
Luckily, we had a Judge who saw the commissioner plot for what it was, an end-run of the Law; and she did the right thing and appointed the “next person up” choice of the ’22 voters and the 100-person Central committee. Justice was done then, let’s hope it’s done again on Tuesday.
Reminder, all four are already Guilty of Failing to do their jobs. The only question is, was it a pre-planned conspiracy? The evidence strongly suggests it was and the first commissioner to come forward with the truth; may be able to preserve his honor, integrity and job. If nobody tells the truth before D-Day…..we may be doing this vacancy replacement thing again…but for the Failed Four…who will be infamous state-wide….forever.