Archive - May 2011 - News

The latest City of Sheridan budget work session Thursday focused on Capital Improvement Projects. City Engineer Lane Thompson stated that there has been a 45% reduction in CIP funding from 2010 to the upcoming fiscal year.

The annual Trees for Trash event will be held Saturday at the City of Sheridan Landfill and the ERA Carroll Realty parking lot.

Second Chance Sheridan Cat Rescue will be offering a no cost spay-neuter event next week in Sheridan that is geared toward Sheridan County residents who can't afford to sterilize their pets.

One student from Buffalo High School will have their class project, a video showcasing Buffalo and all its attractions, chosen to persuade travelers to visit the area.

At their meeting earlier this week, the Johnson County School Board discussed proposed changes to the salary and benefits policies, leaving some unchanged and modifying others.

At Tuesday's Sheridan School District 1 Board meeting, Trustees accepted the preliminary budget for the next fiscal year. Anticipated revenues for 2011-2012 amount to $14,511,217, and anticipated expenditures for 2011-2012 total $14,495,677.

Wednesday's Sheridan City Council budget work session dealt with a portion of the City's Public Works Department.

The Sheridan Area Water Supply Joint Powers Board received the preliminary budget numbers for fiscal year 2011-2012 at their monthly meeting Wednesday night.

At a news conference held Wednesday, Wyoming Governor Matt Mead stressed that all citizens of the state need to be prepared for the potential of flooding this year.

The Bureau of Land Management Wyoming State Office announced Wednesday that Antelope Coal LLC from Gillette, submitted the qualifying high bid of $297,723,228 for the West Antelope II North Coal Tract.