Possible steps to river restoration unveiled: Steep study price may require further grant monies

Town officials and stakeholders got a good idea of how much it might cost to study the North Platte River Friday afternoon.

Three representatives from Stantec, the firm chosen by a seven-man selection committee, met with the committee and others from Saratoga to present a projected budget for a river study and also to iron out some details.

Stantec will act as the main firm for the study and Wildland Hydrology will assist with the study. Both firms were chosen because of their previous work on the North Platte River near Encampment, Mayor John Zeiger said in the meeting.

Nathan Jean, an...