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HOUSING
the biggest need for homes
in the range of $190,000
and up - homes attractive
to families moving in or
others moving to a larger
home. Every home transac-
tion typically leads to three
others, she said.
One thing for the pub-
lic to consider, Taylor add-
ed, is that the old hospital
is "loaded with mold" - an-
kle deep in some rooms. She
said there is "dangerous"
black mold, as well as green
mold, and inspectors recom-
mended that nobody enter
the building without a res-
pirator and a hazmat suit.
"This is a great opportu-
nity to do what we need to
do," Morrison said. "We've
tried to renovate, work with
Elder Care, etc.
"Thank you for your
interest. It's a great proj-
ect. we're here to see it for-
ward."
Lorece Doerr asked if
there would be certain cri-
teria to follow for builders
and three or four designs to
choose from. She said most
planned unit developments
have four or five plans to
choose from depending on
a person's needs and bud-
get. Taylor said there will
be some different plans but
also a certain amount of con-
tinuity among the homes in
terms of materials to help
the development look like a
community.
Fowler suggested that
a housing committee be
formed to make sure the
project is focused on and
goes in the right direction,
and Morrison said that's
why it was turned over to
Lovell Inc. Taylor said she
would be open to forming a
committee for the project.
Allred reiterated that
the hearing was simply to
take input on thegrant ap-
plication and that there
is still a lot of work to be
done and steps to be taken
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before the project comes to
:fruition. He said if things go
south at any point the proj-
ect can be put on hold.
Pike and Fowler vol-
unteered for the housing
committee, as did Ron Mc-
Clure.
RESOLUTION PASSED
After closing the pub-
lic hearing, the council con-
sidered Resolution 2010-15
authorizing the grant sub-
mission to the Wyoming
Business Council through
the Community Develop-
ment Block Grant program.
The resolution states
that the Town of Lovell
will match the grant in
kind from real estate given
by Elder Care, Inc. to the
Town of Lovell with an esti-
mated fair market value of
$36,780 and Elder Cure's
portion of the demolition
of a building that straddles
property owned by Elder
Care and the town, valued
at $2,813. Elder Care, Inc.
is deeding some 2.45 acres
of land to the town for the
housing project at no cost
in exchange for .46 acres
of land to develop as the
corporation sees fit on the
west end of the property.
The grant will also be
matched by cash payments
for hazardous materials as-
sessment -- $720, the cost
of promoting and advertis-
ing two public meetings --
$398, and asbestos testing
of roofing, plaster and ceil-
ing panels -- $2,000.
The resolution lists
the project benefit as: to
remove a blighted, unsafe
and unsanitary building
from a well-established
residential area in order to
make bare land available
for the creation of a senior
housing project consist-
ing of up to 13 single-level,
low-maintenance homes
that do not currently exist
within the area, with 51
percent of the units (seven)
being income restricted.
The resolution calls for
the town to submit a grant
application for $490,974
to the business council as
part of phase one estimat-
ed to cost $533,685. Lovell
Inc. is designated as the
organization authorized to
answer questions on behalf
of the town council on mat-
ters relating to the grant
application that do not re-
quire council action.
The most the town could
apply for under the CDBG
program is $500,000, but
if asbestos is found in the
plaster and ceiling of the
building, the cost of abate-
ment of hazardous ma-
terials alone could be as
high as $454,883, Taylor
said, with architectural
fees estimated at $195,451
for a total project cost of
$650,334.
If, however, no asbes-
tos is found in the plaster,
the abatement cost goes
down to $314,624, if there
is no asbestos in the ceiling
tiles, the estimate is fur-
ther reduced to $260,234,
and if none is found in roof-
ing material, the cost goes
down to $210,989. Costs
are also lower if the North
Big Horn County Landfill
will accept material from
the demolition and if some
of the material from the
building could be recycled.
Taylor asked if the
council could pay for the
asbestos testing up front
to determine if the project
appears to be feasible, but
Allred objected, stating
that spending money for
asbestos testing would be
a waste at this point until
the grant is approved.
After working with
numbers on the resolution,
the council voted to ap-
prove the resolution unan-
imously, with Councilman
Jodi Lindsay absent.
Taylor worked to final-
ize the grant submission
Friday and it was mailed
Saturday by the deadline.
In other action Thurs-
day, the council discussed
the ongoing issue of the
town's request for a blink-
ing yellow light at the
west entrance to town that
would warn drivers of the
sharp curve at the sugar
factory.
Morrison and the coun-
cil reviewed a letter from
WyDOT District Engineer
Shelby Carlson that out-
lined the issues surround-
ing the warning light and
placement of the Welcome
to Lovell sign, which is
ready to be re-installed
after repairs. Issues and
recommendations brought
forth by Carlson include:
*Police and highway
patrol officers increasing
speed control at the curve.
*A crash study shows
that there have been more
westbound crashes over a
15-year period than east-
bound crashes.
*WyDOT has restriped
the eastbound lanes at
the curve to even up lane
widths and better guide ve-
hicles around the curves.
,Chevrons should be
placed to warn eastbound
drivers of the approach-
ing curves. WyDOT recom-
mends chevron signs rath-
er than the blinking light
but will continue to moni-
tor the situation.
The location of the
welcome sign was also dis-
cussed, and Morrison not-
ed that the sign will be re-
placed as an Eagle Scout
project,
Finally, the council
voted to accept an esti-
mate from Appraisal West
to perform an appraisal
of lots at the Lovell Clay
Subdivision at $350 each
for the first two lots and
$50 each for the remaining
11 lots.
HUNT
THE PETITION
The petition states five
reasons for asking the com-
missioners remove Hunt
from office and "declare her
office vacant."
According to the peti-
tion, Abromats cites "Re-
spondent's (Hunt's) mis-
handling of criminal records
data" as one reason. It al-
leges that Hunt "exceeded
the scope of her authorized
access to the NCIC data-
base" in March 2007. The
incident was investigated
by the Wyoming Division of
Criminal Investigation•
While Abromats alleges
that the incident violat-
ed state statute, no charg-
es have ever been filed al-
though the Abromatses
filed suit in regard to the
incident as the records ac-
cessed through NCIC were
Letitia Abromats'.
The second reason is
"vindictive and selective
prosecution of the petition-
er" on which the Abromatses
have also filed suit, alleg-
ing that Hunt was vindic-
tive in refilling a Greybull
Municipal Court warrant
against Letitia Abromats
after it had been dismissed
by Greybull attorney Scott
McColloch.
The charge that was re-
filed has been dismissed.
According to the peti-
tion, "a federal civil rights
lawsuit for declaratory and
injunctive relief has been
brought by Petitioner in the
United States District Court
for the District of Wyoming
against (Hunt) and other
defendants for violating
her federally protected civil
rights ... It was set for trial
on Aug. 9, 2010, but co-de-
fendant (Matt) Miller filed
an interlocutory appeal, ef-
fectively putting off any tri-
al until at least 2011." (See
related story on page 5.)
The third reason is
"closing office in violation of
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state law," and the petition
states that Hunt has will-
fully closed her office in vio-
lation of state law. The pe-
tition does not state which
law. During a commission-
er's meeting last year, the
commissioners discussed
the office being closed while
staff attended the Wyoming
County Attorney's conven-
tion. Hunt stated that ev-
ery department head had
access to her through her
cell phone.
Abromats further al-
leges a conflict of interest
in the case of a defendant
(Quinton Vavra), who was
charged with embezzling
funds from Big Horn Rural
Electric Company. Vavra
was ordered to pay resti-
tution and placed on pro-
bation. Abromats alleges
the conflict arose because
Vavra was represented by
public defender Bill Simp-
son, who is also represent-
ing Hunt on the lawsuits.
The petition further al-
leges "exposing the county
clerk to a federal contempt
citation," although no cita-
tion was ever issued. Abro-
mats alleges that the coun-
ty clerk could have been
cited for not responding to
a subpoena upon the ad-
vice of Hunt and an inde-
pendent counsel.
Abromats alleges in
the petition, that the al-
leged violations by Hunt
are misdemeanors under
6-5-107(a) (i,iii), which
state, "A public servant
or public officer commits
a misdemeanor punish-
able by a fine of not more
than five thousand dollars
($5,000.00), if, with intent
to obtain a pecuniary ben-
efit or maliciously to cause
harm to another, he know-
ingly: (i) Commits an unau-
thorized act relating to his
official duties; (iii) Violates
any statute relating to his
official duties."
MUSTANGS
the center s budget, helping to pay for
things including providing informa-
tion to visitors, projects to benefit the
wild horse range and working with
the herd. Dillon said a large portion of
this year's proceeds will help pay for
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an updated educational packet that
the center will design later this year.
Meet the Mustangs is the largest
local fundraiser, Dillon said. The cen-
ter also receives funding through do-
nations from newsletter subscribers.
The public is also invited to check
out the center's new exhibits and gift
shop items.
For more information, contact the
PMWMC at 548-WILD (9453) or visit
www.pryormustangs.org.
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