County to review $600 crane swing deal with Big Mountain Enterprises

Teton County commissioners are set to decide Monday whether to approve a reciprocal crane agreement with Big Mountain Enterprises for the new Justice Center, a small contract with some unusually long tail. The deal would let the county swing its construction crane over two neighboring Big Mountain lots during Justice Center work, and would give Big Mountain the same right over county property if it builds a tall building within the next 25 years, according to the meeting agenda and attached staff report.

The staff report says the county would pay $600 annually while the crane is on site, and that the agreement carries the same $100,000 letter of credit and $10 million insurance requirements already used in the county's earlier crane agreement with the Town of Jackson. Staff is recommending approval. The procedural point to watch is simple: this is not just a one-time overflight permission for the current build. It is a reciprocal property-rights agreement that would stay available for future crane use, with each active crane term lasting four years from erection and unused rights expiring after 25 years staff report.