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Editorial by Executive Director Shawn HIll

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Request for Recusal and Continuation

February 3, 2015 Driggs City Council Mayor Hyrum Johnson 60 North Main Street Driggs, ID 83422 RE: Request for Continuation of Feb 3, 2015 Huntsman Hearing and Recusal of Mayor Johnson from Processing, Deliberating, and… continue reading

VARD Welcomes Director of Communications & Conservation

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 7th, 2015 Contact: Shawn Hill, Executive Director shawn@tetonvalleyadvocates.org, 208-354-1707  Valley Advocates for Responsible Development welcomes Rachel Daluge as new Director of Communication & Conservation  (Driggs, ID)– Valley Advocates for Responsible Development… continue reading

Letter in support of P&Z’s Huntsman recommendations

December 26, 2014 Driggs City Council 60 Main Street Driggs, Idaho 83422 RE: Request for City Council to uphold the Driggs Planning & Zoning Commission Recommendations Dear City Council Members: The Driggs Community Development staff… continue reading

Board rejects the Planning Commission’s recommendations and removes Hill

Board rejects the Planning Commission's recommendations and removes Hill Please note: This is the final meeting of the 2013-2014 Board of County Commissioner administration.  Open Mic Session: Commissioner-elect Cindy Riegel summarizes for the Board of County Commissioners… continue reading

Comments on alternatives to the Huntsman retail plaza

From: Anna Trentadue, VARD Program Director and Staff Attorney Date: Tuesday, December 9, 2014 at 1:05 PM To: Doug Self, Driggs Economic Development Director Cc: Ashley Koehler, Driggs City Planner Subject: Alternatives to the retail plaza Hi… continue reading

Planning & Zoning Commission Recommends Changing Attendance Policy

Teton County Planning & Zoning Commission recommends changing attendance policy Planning Commissioners in Attendance: Eight PZC members are present except for Shawn Hill who dials in later from Denver once the attendance discussion is over. … continue reading

Retail statistics on regional resorts

December 4, 2014 Driggs Planning & Zoning Commission 60 Main Street Driggs, Idaho 83422 RE: Retail statistics on regional higher-end resorts Dear Driggs Planning & Zoning Commissioners: Thank you for tabling your Nov 20th hearing… continue reading

Full Survey Results on the Re-Do of Huntsman Springs

Huntsman "Re-Do" Survey Results To help the public articulate their thoughts on specific aspects of the Huntsman Springs Resort Hotel project,  VARD has fielded a community survey in order break each key issue down by topic. We… continue reading