2C 19 T OV 15 Mi Lo: 4 2

Wyoming Game and Fish Department FIRST - CLASS 5400 Bishop Blvd. sr:._: t: Ci- \' 'J0Mli\G US POSTAGE Cheyenne, WY 82006 __ COU \' Y OF f\LBANY PAID 1 Hl~_l~~~~l J:.:rr JT FILED FOR RL..""" . -U)tYE "'C_,F:-.cJ) WYOMING GAME AND FISH 2C 19 t OV 15 Mi lO: 4 2 ,u C,~ hECCJRDED I .CI\ 1~ R. (,QNZ,A I t.~S I B' H •. •- '1-1 NY COUNTY CLL=:i< Terri Jones Albany County Commissioner 525 Grand Avenue Laramie, WY 82070 li iIi IiI I i1i iil1 Ii 1 Pill iiI i 11ij iiI iIi iiI iiI II iii 11 11j,, iiI i illi 1 Ungulate Carcass Disposal Summit Meeting The Wyoming Game and Fish Department will be hosting an Ungulate Carcass Disposal and Composting Summit on December 17th. This seminar will provide all interested parties an opportunity to explore options for the handling and proper disposal of ungulate carcasses in an attempt to reduce the spread of chronic wasting disease. The Summit will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn in Casper from 9am to 3pm. A complimentary lunch will be provided. If interested in attending, please RSVP to Meghan Lockwood at [email protected] by December 1st. ST TE OF \', 'flr~JG.. /f COU N))'r1 t/P. At~~(? 1 Pilot Hill Project TH IS 11\),ST t,t... fm E~1)ffr. lr ED P'O R RytJf':"'; ;:, nLy -·\'iJ) ~r. ; /"" ~'/D)~&~· ~ ~ ~~ ' ~9 Executive Commissioner Terri Jo?e~ ~ . J ~ p pfJI . .~ Jl! r Albany County Commtsswners } rJ ,1 f.; d .q r," ·. ~c-vRD::D Oversite · {)lv CK1 ~'GONZft.LCS 525 E Gr d A S 202 yr .... Committee · an ve., wte r' !J :.LB!l.NY COUNTY CLER!\ Laramie, WY 82070 ~ l Sen. Chris Rothfuss Chairman Happy Thanksgiving Terri! Wyoming State Senate Minority Leader As winter settles in and snow begins to accumulate on Pole Mountain, we are honored to Albany County share this update on the Pilot Hill Project. Hon. Marilyn Kite During the past six months, significant milestones have been met in the park planning phase Wyoming State Supreme Court Justice, Retired of the project. TheSE Group has been hired to develop a master plan including options for --access.sites,..traiJ..s¥,sterns.and.manageruent.strategies for Pilot Hill SF Group team members Mr. Kermit Brown visited Laramie to meet with key partners and spend time on the property in September and University of Wyoming October and will return in early 2020 for a series of community meetings. In the meantime, a Board of Trustees planning "story map" has been created on our website at www.pilothill.org/plan to provide updates and opportunities for you to engage in the process. Mr. Tony Hoch Director, Laramie River's Conservation District The Pilot Hill Community Access Days this past fall resulted in over 350 visitors to the property. Hikers, bikers and horse riders provided feedback on the experience and Ms. Terri Jones recommendations for future access and management. This feedback, along. with data gathered Albany County in our previous surveys and meetings is being integrated in planning conversations. Commissioner Collaborating with Medicine Bow National Forest staff, options for connecting trails and Mr. Bryan Schuster facilities are being explored on adjacent Forest Service property. And with an eye to future Laramie City Councilor management needs, we are drafting a shared management proposal that would engage Wyoming State Parks to manage the recreational uses while the Wyoming Game & Fish Mr. Bill Haley Wyoming State House Department manages key wildlife and sensitive habitat areas and aspects of the park use. of Representatives Albany County The Wyoming Office of State Lands will announce a public review for the proposed Pilot Hill land exchange soon and anticipates voting on the exchange packet in the spring of2020. Along with the exchange, a long-term lease will be secured with Albany County. We look forward to launching the "shovel to dirt" phase of the project as soon as the weather allows this coming year. Over $975,000 has been donated or pledged to support the Pilot Hill Project - nearly two thirds of the $1 .5M needed to plan and build the initial infrastructure for this open space park. We are honored to leverage each gift in this important project and to the benefit of Albany County and Wyoming residents and visitors for generations to come. On behalf of the E~ecutive Oversite CommitttJ ~-Pm ~~ 1/'-C_~~s1 Sarah Brown Mathews Pilot Hill Project Finance Committee Pilot Hill Project PO Box 487 I Laramie, WY 82073 I [email protected] 1 pilothill.org ~ Pilot Hill PROJECT Just beyond Laramie's city limits, foothills of shortgrass prairie rise to the summit of Pilot Hill at 8,860 feet in elevation. This inspiring land spans from the east edge of Laramie to the top of Pilot Hill in the Laramie Range. These foothills include sweeping scenic vistas, important wildland habitat, and interesting natural features from deep ravines to limestone cliffs and conifer forests. Most importantly, the property overlies the Casper Aquifer recharge zone; a geologic feature that naturally filters rain and snowmelt to provide a primary drinking water source for our community. For more than a century the land has been a working landscape for the Warren Livestock Company. The current landowners offered to sell the property to Albany County or the State to conserve the land as open space, and to benefit the public by providing non-motorized recreational connectivity from town to over 60,000 acres of National Forest and State Lands. Responding to overwhelming positive public interest, the Albany County Commissioners are working to secure the property for public access and raise $1.5M for infrastructure and $3M for future management of the land as a park. The Wyoming _ -Oftice_of._State Lands and Investments (OSLI) is a partner in this effort_and_is._OlQ\ling forward_g n a proposal to acq!J ire the property (appraised at $10.5M) through a State Lands exchange. Professional land use planners have been engaged to guide the community through the park design process and long-term management plans are being developed with Wyoming State Parks and the Wyoming Game & Fish Department. Ongoing fund raising efforts will support the initial park infrastructure and provide the County with the financial resou rces needed to cover ongoing management and maintenance expenses, and for leasing the land from the State under a long-term recreational use agreement. This "out-the-door" access from Laramie to open space recreation and wild lands will improve our quality of life, protect a key portion of the aquifer, and bolster regional economic growth. We invite you to join in supporting the Pilot Hill Project with a tax-deductible donation, by spreading the word and by participating in upcoming public forums. To make a gift or learn more, visit our website at www.pilothill.org. Where is the land? Why support the project? (":;"\ Protection of a portion of the \J recharge zone to the Casper Aquifer, a primary drinking water source for a majority of Albany County residents (:;\ Protection of the incredible views \.V from Laramie east toward the Laramie Range {":;\ 5,500 acres of new public access and \.:!_} non-motorized trails that connect Laramie to over 60,000 acres of National Forest and Wyoming State Lands ~ Expansion of public recreation \J opportunities, which will enhance quality of life for Albany County residents Increase in tourism and economic 0 development associated with improved access to open space and recreation f:\ Preservation of an area that \J offers crucial winter wildlife habitat Surface Management Endless new site-based Agency educational opportunities 0 Bureau of Land Management 0 D Forest Service O state D University of Wyoming t::J State Land Access Point Road and Trail Network - Local Roads Jacoby Trail Schoolyard Trails I I PRESORT rl\. 71 1'\ICHOL/\S 8.: ST,\TE OF WYOrviiNG STANDARD US POSTAGE 1 LLC COU NTY OF 1\LBANY ~ T;\NCf:~L\f\ • 1 TH IS INSTRU r·, ENT FILED FOR PAID 1 8, DlJ .Y 1 R E CO R~ f'l~ ~;r:::::o LARAMIE , WY .···P.O. Box 928 PERMIT#60 Laramie. WY 82073 ZD19 tiDY 2 I Mf II : 09 . C/CR HECORDEu ..: . •CK! E R. GOrJZALES \LB!'. NY COUNTY CLER:< Albany County Government 525 E Grand Ave RM 202 Laramie, WY 82070-3852 11 1 11 1111 111 1111 ''I· 11•11•11 " '·I" 1•11'•11•111 1 1' 11 '111 111 1 11111 \ ~~eft~(!;, j~tvt Lt~, 0 I Kayla J. White From: Jackie R. Gonzales Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2019 5:12 PM To: Kayla J. White; Camy Willems Subject: FW: The WCCA's Thursday Download 11/21 Jackie R. Gonzales Albany County Clerk 525 Grand Avenue, Suite 202 Laramie, WY 82070 [email protected] 307-721-5533 This message may contain confidential or proprietary information intended only for the use of the addressee(s) named above or may contain information that is legally privileged. If you are not the intended addressee, or the person responsible for delivering it to the intended addressee, you are hereby notified that reading, disseminating, distributing or copying this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message by mistake, please immediately notify us by replying to the message and delete the original message and any copies immediately thereafter. From: Wyoming County Commissioners Association <news@wyo‐wcca.org> Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2019 5:03 PM To: Jackie R. Gonzales <[email protected]> Subject: The WCCA's Thursday Download 11/21 11/21/2019 View this email in your browser WCCA Legislative Conference Information The 2020 WCCA Legislative Conference will be February 12-14, 2020 at Little America in Cheyenne.

Load more