Category: BOCC Business

Square Peg, Round Hole

The People v. Park County Board of Commissioners - A heavy industrial solid waste disposal operation is not consistent with land use requirements for a planned unit development (PUD) More precisely, this case is filed as below: On January 23, 2025, District Court Judge Amanda Hunter issued the following order: Therefore, it is ordered: The … Continue reading Square Peg, Round Hole →

Loyalty or sycophancy?

Park County MAGA Party Central Committee Park County Maga The Park County MAGA Party’s Central Committee, certainly at the direction of its chair, Dave Wissel, does not engage in the intellectually stimulating ideological back-and-forth that is one of the hallmarks of democracy, certainly anticipated by the Bill of Rights—you know, that part about freedom of … Continue reading Loyalty or sycophancy? →

Yeah, we knew it months ago…

"That cake is already cooked." - Dick Elsner Sir Lucas Meyer is the new County Manager. Commissioner Jason Gemmer, who is newly installed, preferred Clarice Navarro. Yet, when the rubber hit the road, he voted with Ma Mitchell and Pa Wissel in the new spirit of congeniality amongst commissioners. There's a great deal more to … Continue reading Yeah, we knew it months ago… →

A Special Park County BOCC Meeting (Attendance Mandatory!)

Tuesday, January 14, 2025, at 9:30 a.m. If you haven’t looked at Tuesday’s BOCC Special Meeting agenda (NOTE: It starts at 9:30 a.m.), you might want to visit the site for a look/see. It’s almost as if the plan is to disassemble, reassemble, and reconstitute Park County government in what Commissioner Dave Wissel calls a … Continue reading A Special Park County BOCC Meeting (Attendance Mandatory!) →

And then there were two…

Clarice Navarro Lucas Meyer Unsurprisingly, Nathan "Jay" Bish withdrew from consideration for the county manager position. The official version of his withdrawal, voiced by Commission Chair Amy Mitchell, is that he decided he was not yet ready to move. However, Jay shared this with me: Apologies for the delay, I've been unwell with pneumonia the … Continue reading And then there were two… →

Lucas Meyer: Our next County Manager

"That cake is already cooked!" - Dick Elsner Lucas Meyer is wearing his Knights Templar outfit Lucas Meyer Clarice Navarro Nathan Bish The Park County Board of Commissioners went into an executive session during a special meeting on December 19, 2024, to conduct the last interview--Nathan "Jay" Bish, who lives in Pennsylvania--of the six finalists … Continue reading Lucas Meyer: Our next County Manager →