The Town of Jackson won’t be getting any money from the Wyoming Business Council for a public art project that would have installed used ski lift chairs along Cache Street.
The Town had requested a $52,926 Community Project grant to install 15 ski lift chairs, previously used at Snow King Resort, in various locations along North and South Cache Street to connect the Jackson Town Square to the historic Snow King Resort.
Each separately installed chair would include a sign telling the historic story of skiing at Snow King and in Wyoming.
The WBC staff had determined that the project would was not aligned with the Business Council’s Business Ready Communities program and recommended denial of the funding at last week’s virtual meeting
Representatives from the Jackson Hole Chamber of Commerce, Jackson Hole Public Art, the Town of Jackson, and Snow King Mountain Resort all spoke in support of the request.
The board voted to deny the request.
The Board approved a request from the Town of Shoshoni for $1,583,419 Community Readiness grant to extend sewer infrastructure and a $25,000 BRC Planning grant to select a consulting firm to investigate the feasibility of a full-service hotel in Shoshoni.
Also approved was a $2.25 million BRC Managed Data Center Cost Reduction grant for Cheyenne.
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