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    Record: Hot Springs County Budget Approved

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    The Hot Springs County Commissioners approved the 2019-20 budget at a special meeting. The $12.8 million budget is under $1 million more than last year's budget. Several line items saw increases between $1,000 to $500,000 to upgrade equipment for dispatch, the airport, the sheriff's office, and the courts. The commission chair said the budget works without cuts despite declining property tax revenue in recent years due to lower oil prices. Meanwhile, oil production in the county increased 9.5% in value from 2018, though it remains below peak levels from the early 1980s.

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    The Hot Springs County Commissioners approved the 2019-20 budget at a special meeting. The $12.8 million budget is under $1 million more than last year's budget. Several line items saw increases between $1,000 to $500,000 to upgrade equipment for dispatch, the airport, the sheriff's office, and the courts. The commission chair said the budget works without cuts despite declining property tax revenue in recent years due to lower oil prices. Meanwhile, oil production in the county increased 9.5% in value from 2018, though it remains below peak levels from the early 1980s.

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    The Hot Springs County Commissioners approved the 2019-20 budget at a special meeting. The $12.8 million budget is under $1 million more than last year's budget. Several line items saw increases between $1,000 to $500,000 to upgrade equipment for dispatch, the airport, the sheriff's office, and the courts. The commission chair said the budget works without cuts despite declining property tax revenue in recent years due to lower oil prices. Meanwhile, oil production in the county increased 9.5% in value from 2018, though it remains below peak levels from the early 1980s.

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    The Hot Springs County Commissioners approved the 2019-20 budget at a special meeting. The $12.8 million budget is under $1 million more than last year's budget. Several line items saw increases between $1,000 to $500,000 to upgrade equipment for dispatch, the airport, the sheriff's office, and the courts. The commission chair said the budget works without cuts despite declining property tax revenue in recent years due to lower oil prices. Meanwhile, oil production in the county increased 9.5% in value from 2018, though it remains below peak levels from the early 1980s.

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    Thermopolis
    Independent
    Hot Springs County budget approved
    by Cindy Glasson the clerk’s office, coroner expenses, the house equipment which went from just
    The Hot Springs County Commission- courthouse, district court, treasurer’s of- over $40,000 to $100,000 in order to pur-
    ers approved the 2019-20 budget at a fice and emergency management. chase new equipment. Another line item
    special meeting on Monday. Road and bridge was able to add just was rolling stock, meaning vehicles. That
    A majority of the budget remains gen- under $10,000 to their budget for the line increased to $81,000.
    erally the same as 2018-19, but a few line coming year and the sheriff’s office was In all, the total general fund require-
    items went up anywhere from $1,000 to given just under $20,000 extra this year. ments for the county is $12,825,852, less
    less than $500,000. In order to continue with equipment than a million dollars more than last year.
    Some of the items that went up include upgrades for the 9-1-1 dispatch system, “We have to be realistic,” commission
    the new airport, which had a couple thou- the commissioners added $38,000 to their chair Tom Ryan said. “The 12 mills we
    sand dollars added to its budget, bring- line item. Twenty-five hundred is going have now are only generating about half
    ing it to $114,384. to the Census 2020 for their expenses of what they did just a few years ago. I
    Both the assessor’s office and the coun- as well. think this budget works without anyone
    ty attorney’s office gained a bit, along with One of the largest gains was court- having to do without.”

    THERMOPOLIS INDEPENDENT RECORD  YEAR 119, WEEK 29, Sections: 2, July 18, 2019  THERMOPOLIS, WY 82443 USPS 627-300 $1

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    Cooling off
    Hot Springs State Park visitors ramped up a standard afternoon in the park by jet skiing in the Bighorn River below the Rainbow Terraces. The park was full of visitors Saturday .

    Oil production in county increases


    by Cindy Glasson
    Oil production numbers for Hot
    Springs County were released re-
    cently, showing a 9.5% increase in
    value from 2018.
    Total value to the county is
    $85,985,988 with oil coming in at
    an average of $40.85 a barrel.
    Production is slowly coming back
    after a dip in 2016 of 54% and 23%
    in 2017.
    Looking back on past produc-
    tion, which the treasurer’s office
    has been keeping track of since
    1977, the largest jump in produc-
    tion happened between 1980 and
    1981 when it surged 133.53%.
    At that time, oil was just $22.94
    per barrel, but the valuation came
    in at $207,246,018.
    That was not the highest valua-
    tion, however. That came in 1982 The new display at WDC includes a color coded refer-
    when oil went up to $30.44 per bar- ence of Lori's bones.
    rel and brought in $278,589,311.

    New dino at WDC


    We have had a lowest point as
    well, when oil was only bringing
    in $7.84 per barrel. The valuation
    that year was $33,156,295.
    by Cindy Glasson
    The Wyoming Dinosaur Center unveiled a new, perma-

    Council discusses storm damage concerns nent exhibit during a gathering last Friday evening.
    The story begins at least 140 million years ago, when
    “Lori” the dinosaur roamed the earth.
    The difference between Lori and the other dinosaurs, how-
    by Mark Dykes Mayor Mike Chimenti explained if a town dealing with companies doing repairs, as ever, is that she’s basically the size of a chicken, less than
    Monday evening, Thermopolis Town project is big enough to require an inspec- “there’s the potential for some bad things to three-feet long and she has the honor of being the smallest
    Council had some lengthy conversation tion, the town engineers are used. A certi- happen.” He emphasized asking questions dinosaur found in Wyoming.
    about the damage to town structures and fied inspector is not used, and the town can- before signing any contract, and encourages Hesperornithoides miessleri is her scientific name and
    concerns regarding all of the roof and dent not afford a full-time inspector. He added it people to do their due diligence to check up she falls in with a group of meat-eating dinosaurs called
    repairs that have come to town. is up to the companies if they want to hire on them. It’s important, he said, for people Troodontids who sport sickle-like killing claws and have
    At the meeting, a representative of one of inspectors. to always keep in mind these companies are above average intelligence. Think – velociraptor in a small-
    the companies voiced concern about the town Mayors Assistant Fred Crosby suggest- working for them. er form with feathers.
    not having an inspector to ensure the roofs ed taking out an advertisement to advise
    are done right, and offered such services. people of what to be cautious about when See Town on page A7 See Dino on page A7

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