Medicine Bow lends a helpful hand to Hanna

The Medicine Bow Town Council met on November 8 for their regular monthly meeting at the Medicine Bow Community Hall with all council members present with the exception of Dawndee Yocom. Mayor Sharon Biamon was also in attendance.

After the agenda and minutes from the regular meeting of October 11 were approved the town went onto financials.

Town Clerk/Treasurer Karen Heath went over the bills item-by-item for a sum of $60,666.84. The council ratified the total.

Kay Embree, Medicine Bow Clinic Board member, came to the council to ask to be charged only for water and water reserve on a second meter which had to be installed and to be exempt from the sewage, mosquito spraying and trash since they pay for it on the first meter. The council agreed with Embree’s request and approved the exemption.

Biamon said Yvonne Johnson, executive director of the Carbon County Economic Development Corporation, had put Carbon County in line for a $2.1 million Main Street Renovation Grant. The grant would restore historic buildings in need of repairs. It is a federal program and Wyoming’s share is the $2.1 million. Biamon said all Wyoming counties are vying for the funds. The governor’s office will decide on what buildings and counties to help when all the data is turned in. Biamon has submitted a list of structures to Johnson.

Resolution 2021-5 was approved by the council. It is a resolution of the governing body of the Town of Medicine Bow, Carbon County, Wyoming prohibiting the Town of Medicine Bow from requiring any person to present evidence of COVID-19 immunization as a condition for providing access, service or employment.

The council received the deeds to the Pulsator lots. Heath asked if the Council wanted to put them up for sale. The council opted to table a sale until spring.

Public Works Director Charlie George said the water new meters were installed and the software to read the meters from the town hall would be arriving soon.

Marshal Dave Redding said there had been 12 calls for service in the month of October. Three calls needed follow up. There were 102 traffic stops which led to 78 citations. He said there had been one felony arrest. Redding said since coming to the office a little over a year ago the fines came to a total of $207,420.00.

Due to Hanna being without law enforcement, the town of Medicine Bow was working on a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to work out the details of Medicine Bow’s officers going over to help. Redding said the MOU in front of the Council still needed some tweaking, but it was being put forth to clarify liability in case of an incident. The council approved the MOU once Redding finalized the details.

Biamon said Fire Chief Peter Andrews was no longer with the town.

“Friday there will be a meeting at the fire station for a chief’s positon and an assistant chief,” Biamon said. “I think the fire department is on its way to stabilizing.”

South Central Wyoming Emergency Medical Services (SCWEMS) Representative Cindy Papison informed the Council that a director had been hired.

“His name is Stayton Moseby and he has many certifications,” Papison said. “All the SCWEMS board really liked him. He is real personable and understands the political issues that can happen. We took him to dinner after the interview and he answered all our questions there too.”

Biamon asked Papison to look into how an ambulance could be stationed in Medicine Bow. She believed if there was a will, there was a way.

Trevor Strauch chairman of Planning and Zoning extended a permit for Crossroads Towing.

The next scheduled meeting will at 7 p.m. on December 13 at the Community Hall.