Primary Day, the Tetonia Auction

DRIGGS — Primary day on Tuesday, May 19, is the busiest single day in the two-week ahead. Idaho's statewide primary, the Teton County Road & Bridge Levy, and the Driggs City Council hearing on the Alexandria Condos rezone all land on the same Tuesday. The Tetonia state-land auction follows Friday, May 22. Memorial Day on Monday, May 25, then rearranges the county's regular 4th-Monday meeting cycle.

Monday, May 18 — One Comment Window Closes

DEQ FY2027 Clean Water SRF comment deadline, 5 p.m. MT. The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality closes the public comment window on its FY2027 draft Intended Use Plan. Driggs ranks first on the draft list with a $25 million package: $6.34 million in principal forgiveness and an $18.66 million loan at 2.5 percent over 30 years. The final list publishes June 1.

Tuesday, May 19 — Primary Day

Idaho primary election. Polls run 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. The May 19 primary day is Idaho's only statewide vote before November.

Teton County ballot. The Road & Bridge Levy is on the ballot. Current Clerk Kim Keeley filed for Commissioner Seat 1 instead of seeking clerk re-election. Bevin Taylor (D) and Cortney Rodriguez (R) are running for the open clerk seat. Commissioner Ron James is one of seven Republican challengers to Gov. Brad Little in the gubernatorial primary.

Driggs City Council, 6 p.m., Driggs City Hall, 60 South Main Street. Public hearing on the E. Ross Avenue rezone, file ZC25-2, the Alexandria Condos application on about 10 acres. The Driggs P&Z made its recommendation on April 8; this is the first confirmed council hearing date.

Thursday, May 21 — Victor P&Z

Victor Planning & Zoning Commission, 7 p.m., Victor City Hall, 138 N. Main Street. Birch Crossing written findings return for adoption. The Sweet Hollow Farm application, file LU2025-14, returns from continuance, along with two new files: Concept Plan SD2026-04 and Short Plat SD2026-07.

Friday, May 22 — Tetonia State Land Auction

Idaho Department of Lands, 10:30 a.m. MT, Riverside Hotel, Garden City. The Idaho Department of Lands auctions 160 acres of state endowment land near Tetonia at a reserve of $5 million. Registration opens at 9:30 a.m. A grazing lease runs through 2032; the parcel sits adjacent to billionaire Thomas Tull's 8,000-acre Teton Ridge Ranch. Two of the three Teton County commissioners and a number of valley residents have opposed the sale.

Monday, May 25 — Memorial Day

Federal and state holiday. The Teton County Board of County Commissioners holds its regular 9 a.m. meeting on the second and fourth Monday of the month. May 25 falls on the fourth Monday and on Memorial Day; the eScribe portal had no agenda posted for the slot as of publication. Check before you go.

Tuesday, May 26 — P&Z and LDC Workshop (Unconfirmed)

Teton County Planning & Zoning Commission, 5 p.m. A regular 4th-Tuesday meeting falls on May 26, but no agenda has been posted to eScribe. Carried as a recurrence on the calendar; treat the agenda as forthcoming.

LDC Workshop, 5 p.m. Whether the workshop runs is unconfirmed. The May 11 LDC work session pushed the next public hearing to late June.

Wednesday, May 27 — Victor City Council

Victor City Council, 6 p.m., Victor City Hall. Public hearing on the D&B Partners "Birch to Baseline" application: annexation file LU2026-01 and rezone file LU2026-02. The applicant is the same group behind the Birch Crossing project. Council will take up the annexation and rezone questions in tandem.

Friday, May 29 — Victor v. Driggs Venue Motion

Motion for change of venue, CV41-26-0062. The motion in the lawsuit Victor filed against Driggs over the wastewater loan accounting is on the calendar for May 29.

Also This Two-Week Window

Looking ahead to June 1, the Idaho DEQ publishes the final FY2027 Clean Water SRF list. June 2 brings the Driggs 60-percent wastewater design presentation and a 1:30 p.m. status conference in Victor's wastewater-borrowing petition CV41-26-0046 before Judges Tingey and Boyce, after a May 13 order vacated the May 19 motion hearing and reset the September judicial confirmation.
Tetonia City Council does not have a regular meeting in this window. The next regular meeting is Tuesday, June 9.

What We're Watching

Primary day stacks three items on Tuesday: the statewide primary, the road levy, and the Alexandria Condos hearing. The Tetonia auction on Friday closes the first week. Memorial Day on Monday quiets the second week's first half; eScribe has no agendas posted for the BOCC, P&Z, and LDC workshop slots that fill the 4th-Monday and 4th-Tuesday rhythm in most months.

What to watch: Tuesday, May 19, at the polls and at Driggs City Hall. The Signal will publish results from the road levy and the Alexandria Condos hearing once those rulings are in.

The Two-Week Ahead: Primary Day, the Tetonia Auction, and Memorial Day