Spud Drive-In, sewer, budget, and more news
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The Spud Drive-In Cleared Every Vote. Its Sewer Letter Expired First.
Four years after a windstorm downed its screen, the Spud Drive-In still can't reopen. No county body opposed it; the Driggs sewer letter it needs lapsed.
Government & Accountability
Both Cities Stopped Planning to Fix the Driggs Lift Station That Carries Victor's Sewage
Driggs tabled consent for Victor sewer connections over a Driggs lift station at 98% of capacity. Both cities dropped the upgrade and neither restored it.
Teton County's FY27 Budget Grows, Shifting Toward Dispatch and the Jail
Teton County's FY27 budget rises about 5 percent, staying balanced while shifting money toward dispatch and the jail and trimming planning and building.
Victor Appoints Erica Linnell to Its Vacant Council Seat, 2-1
Victor's council appointed Erica Linnell to its vacant seat on a 2-1 vote August 18, with Amy Ross opposed, and deferred her oath of office to August 26.
Idaho Is Leaving Federal Transit Money on the Table
A Wyoming commissioner says federal transit money is lapsing for want of an Idaho match, and the two Teton counties weighed a regional transit board.
Sheriff Blotter
Teton Valley Sheriff Blotter 2026 Week 31
Teton Valley sheriff blotter for July 26–August 1: 297 dispatch calls, three DUI arrests, acid poured on a 4-H pig, and cows out in three towns.
Growth & Land Use
Four Cross-State Service Models: Only the Homegrown One Works
The two Teton counties weighed four cross-state service models for paying for growth. Only the fire and EMS deal they built themselves clearly works.
