County set to consider a Water Quality SPET funding resolution

Teton County commissioners are set to consider a resolution that would commit $2.83 million in remaining 2022 Water Quality special purpose excise tax (SPET) funding to three projects, $1.5 million for Town of Jackson stormwater system improvements, $1.25 million for the Elk Refuge Sewer District wastewater service line connection, and $80,000 for Trout Unlimited to build a water quality monitoring data dashboard voucher meeting agenda.

The draft resolution includes strings attached beyond the dollar amounts, including a requirement that each recipient submit a monitoring plan to county engineering and provide annual reporting for three years after construction starts, plus an unusual condition aimed at the Elk Refuge Sewer District: it would waive connection fees and guarantee a future connection for an RV dump station if the county (or a designee) builds one in the district water quality funding resolution.