Public Notice
Westmoreland Haystack Mining LLC of Billings, Montana has applied for a coal mining permit renewal from the Land Quality Division of the Department of Environmental Quality for the State of Wyoming. The coal mining permit area is located in: Sections 31 and 32, Township 17 North, Range 117 West and Section 36, Township 17 North, Range 118 West, Uinta County, Wyoming. The area is approximately 20 miles northeast of Evanston, Wyoming off Highway 189 near Cumberland Flats and approximately 2 miles west on Haystack Road – County Road 183. This area can be found on the Meadow Draw USGS quadrangle map. The original permit to mine was granted on August 2011 and is estimated to continue until 2034. The permit is in a Temporary Cessation of Operations and will remain so until further notice. The land, after mining, will be returned to a grazing and wildlife use.
Information regarding this application may be reviewed in the Office of the Land Quality Division of the Department of Environmental Quality in Cheyenne and Lander, Wyoming or the (Uinta) County Clerk’s Office at 225 9th Street, Evanston, Wyoming. Written objections to the proposed mining operation must be received by the Administrator of the Land Quality Division, Department of Environmental Quality, 200 W. 17th Street, Suite 10, Cheyenne, WY 82002 before the close of business October 17, 2026. Objections may also be submitted by the same deadline via the Land Quality Division’s electronic comment portal at https://lq.wyomingdeq.commentinput.com/. The Director shall hold an informal conference if requested, hear the complaint and take action on the application in accordance with Wyoming Statute (W.S.) 35-11-406(p) and the Department’s Rules of Practice and Procedure. The Director shall render a decision on the application within thirty (30) days after the deadline to file objections if no informal conference is requested. An informal conference shall be held within thirty (30) days after the final date for filing objections unless a different period is stipulated to by the parties. The Director shall publish notice of the time, date and location of the conference in a newspaper of general circulation in the locality of the proposed operation once a week for two (2) consecutive weeks immediately prior to the conference. If the director holds an informal conference, all parties to the conference shall be furnished with a copy of the final written decision of the Director issuing or denying the permit within sixty (60) days of the conference. The applicant or objector may appeal the director’s written decision after an informal conference to the Council. If a hearing is held the hearing would be conducted as a contested case in accordance with the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act (W.S. §16-3-101 through §16-3-115) with a right of judicial review afforded as provided in that act and W.S 35-11-406(p)(iv). The Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission will be mailed a copy of the application mine plan map as given in W.S. §35-11-406(j).
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PUBLISHED: August 27, Sept. 3, 10, 17, 2026
PUBLIC NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that Prometheus IPP JV I, LLC (“Applicant”) has applied for a Land Use Map Amendment (zone change) and a Minor Subdivision Permit via applications filed with the Uinta County Planning Office (collectively the “Applications”). The subject property is owned by G &C Holdings LLC and is located in the Agricultural/ Resource/ Development (ARD) Land Use District in Section 19, T15N, R118W, 6TH P.M., Uinta County, Wyoming (the “Property”). The Applicant is seeking to have the Property rezoned to Industrial (I) and to create a new one lot minor Industrial Subdivision.
Notice is hereby further given that the Applicant has also applied for a Conditional Use Permit to allow the construction and operation of an Independent Power Producer (IPP) facility to be constructed and operated in an Industrial (I) Land Use District on the Property (the “CUP Application”).
A public hearing on the Applications and the CUP Application will be held before the Uinta County Board of Commissioners at a meeting on Tuesday, September 15, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. in the Mountain View Town Hall located at 405 N. Hwy. 414, Mountain View, WY 82939 if the Applications and CUP Application are approved by the Uinta County Planning & Zoning Commission prior to said meeting.
PUBLISHED: August 27 and September 3, 2026.
PUBLIC NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that Prometheus IPP JVI, LLC has applied for a Conditional Use Permit to allow the construction and operation of Independent Power Producer (IPP) facility to be constructed and operate in an Industrial (I) Land Use District in Section 19, T15N, R118W near County Road 180. The subject property is owned by G & C Holdings LLC and is currently within the Agricultural/ Resource/ Development (ARD) Land Use District and will concurrently undergo the Subdivision and Map Amendment process.
A public hearing on this application will be held by the Board of Uinta County Commissioners on Tuesday, September 15, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. in the Commission Chambers of the Uinta County Complex, 225 9th Street Evanston, Wyoming.
PUBLISHED: August 27, 2026
NOTICE TO WATER USERS
The applications below were filed with the Division of Water Rights in Beaver County, Utah. These are informal proceedings per Rule 655-6-2. Protests concerning an application must be legibly written or typed, contain the name and mailing address of the protesting party, STATE THE APPLICATION NUMBER PROTESTED, CITE REASONS FOR THE PROTEST, and REQUEST A HEARING, if desired. Also, A $15 FEE MUST BE INCLUDED FOR EACH APPLICATION PROTESTED. Protests must be filed with the Division of Water Rights on or before Sep. 23, 2026 either electronically using the Division`s on-line Protest of Application form, by hand delivery to a Division office, or by mail at PO Box 146300, Salt Lake City, UT 84114-6300. Please visit waterrights.utah.gov or call (801)538-7240 for additional information.
NEW APPLICATION(S)
21-1920 (A85301): Kari M Martinez and Filemon B Martinez propose(s) using 0.25 ac-ft. from groundwater (Manor Lands Lot 1014) for DOMESTIC.
23-4084 (A85305): Nicholas Call propose(s) using 0.28 ac-ft. from groundwater (On parcel 28-29-020-0017) for STOCKWATERING.
Teresa Wilhelmsen, P.E.
State Engineer
Published in Uinta Co. on Aug. 27, 2026 & Sep. 3, 2026
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT
IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF UINTA, STATE OF WYOMING
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ) Civil No.
HEATHER LYNNE CATES, ) 2026-CV-0000083
a.k.a. HEATHER L. CATES, )
a.k.a. HEATHER CATES, )
Deceased. )
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
The creditors, heirs, devisees and all other persons interested in the estate of HEATHER LYNNE CATES, a.k.a. HEATHER L. CATES, a.k.a. HEATHER CATES, deceased, take notice that SCOTT ANDRE BEAUDOIN has filed an application in the District Court within and for Uinta County, Wyoming, alleging that HEATHER LYNNE CATES, a.k.a. HEATHER L. CATES, a.k.a. HEATHER CATES, died on April 26, 2026; and that she owned and left real property in Uinta County, Wyoming, as follows:
The real property is more particularly described as follows:
Lot 12 in Block 4 of the Centennial Valley Estates, a subdivision of Uinta County, Wyoming, according to the plat recorded July 10,1975 as Instrument No. 283706, ill the office of the Uinta County Clerk.
Subject to all covenants, restrictions, reservations, easements, condltlons and rights appearing of record.
Hereby releasing ami waiving all rights under ami by virtue of the homestead exemption laws of the State of Wyoming.
and praying that the Court enters a decree establishing that the right and title to the real property and personal property described hereinabove be distributed to the following individuals:
Name Age Share
SCOTT ANDRE BEAUDOIN, Son Legal 1/2
AVERY STEVE BEAUDOIN, Son Legal 1/2
You are hereby notified that if no objection to the application has been filed within thirty (30) days of the first publication of this Notice, the Court will enter a Decree establishing the right and title to the foregoing property in favor of the foregoing party or parties.
DATED this 18th day of August, 2026.
SCOTT ANDRE BEAUDOIN, Petitioner
PUBLISH: August 27, Sept. 3, 2026
PUBLIC NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that the State of Wyoming, Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Air Quality, proposes to issue a renewed Wyoming Air Quality Standards and Regulations (WAQSR) Chapter 6, Section 3 operating permit to the following applicant for the Eakin Compressor Station in Uinta County, Wyoming:
MountainWest Pipeline, LLC
650 South Main Street, 3rd Floor
Salt Lake City, Utah 84101
The Eakin Compressor Station is located in Section 24, Township 17 North, Range 114 West, Uinta County, Wyoming (approximately 9 miles north-northeast of Lyman, Wyoming). The facility is a natural gas compressor station.
The Division’s Operating Permit contact is Melissa Meares, Operating Permit Program Manager, Division of Air Quality, Department of Environmental Quality, 200 West 17th Street, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002 at (307) 777-3784. Interested parties may examine the draft permit, permit application, and statement of basis for the permit at the Division’s Cheyenne office or the Division’s Lander Field Office located at 510 Meadowview Drive, Lander, Wyoming, (307) 332-6755. These documents are also available online at the Division’s website (https://openair.wyo.gov), utilizing facility ID F000692 and permit number P0039833 under permits.
Public comments or a request for a hearing must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. local time (Mountain) on September 28, 2026. Requests for a hearing shall be in writing and shall include the name and contact information of the person requesting the hearing, a brief statement identifying the purpose of the request, and a brief statement of the issues to be discussed. Written public comments or requests for a hearing should be directed to the Administrator, Division of Air Quality, Department of Environmental Quality, 200 West 17th Street, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002. The FAX number for the Division is (307) 635-1784. Comments may also be submitted electronically through the Division’s website (http://aq.wyomingdeq.commentinput.com). Comments or requests submitted by email will not be included in the administrative record.
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PUBLISHED: August 27, 2026
PUBLIC NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that Prometheus IPP JV I, LLC has applied for a Land Use District Change (Zone Change) for Section 19, T15N, R118W, 6th P.M., Uinta County, Wyoming. The application would allow a change from the Agricultural/ Resource/ Development (ARD) Land Use District to the Industrial (I) Land Use District. The subject property is owned by G & C Holdings LLC, near County Road 180.
A public hearing on this matter will be held before the Board of Uinta County Commissioners on Tuesday, September 15, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. in the Commission Chambers of the Uinta County Complex, 225 9th Street Evanston, Wyoming.
PUBLISHED: August 27, 2026
NOTICE OF HEARING
BEFORE THE OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
The Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (WOGCC) will meet at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 8, 2026, and WOGCC Examiners will meet beginning Tuesday, September 8, 2026, at 7:00 a.m., and subsequent days between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., to consider the following matters at the office of the State Oil and Gas Supervisor, 2211 King Boulevard, Casper, Wyoming.
DOCKET NO. / APPLICANT / MATTER / S-T-R / FORMATION / COUNTY
1845-2026 / Frontier Carbon Solutions / Carbon Sequestration Unit (Sweetwater Carbon Storage Hub); Geological Sequestration; Pooling in the Pore Space / 18.19-19-111; 8.9.10.11.12.13.14.15.16.17.20.22.23-19-112; 2.3-18-112 / Madison / Lincoln, Sweetwater, Uinta
Any interested party is entitled to appear and be heard by the Commission at the time and date listed above. Protests to applications shall be in writing and filed with the State Oil and Gas Supervisor at least three (3) business days prior to the date of hearing pursuant to Wyoming Oil & Gas Conservation Commission Rules & Regulations, Chapter 5, Section 11 and Chapter 5, Section 26.
Pursuant to Chapter 5, Section 12 of the Wyoming Oil & Gas Conservation Commission Rules & Regulations, the written protest must state the grounds of the protest and include information and evidence to demonstrate that: (a) the protestant is a party entitled to notice or relief under Wyo. Stat. Ann. §§ 30-5-101 through 30-5-410; (b) the protestant seeks a remedy that is within the jurisdiction and authority of the Commission. No action shall be taken on an objection or protest that is not timely filed.
DATED this 17th day of August 2026.
Wyoming Oil & Gas Conservation Commission
/s/ Tom Kropatsch, Oil & Gas Supervisor / Commission Secretary
PUBLISHED: August 27, 2026
EVANSTON CITY COUNCIL
Second Regular Meeting
August 18th, 2026
The official record of proceedings of the second meeting of the Evanston City Council for the month of August was held in the Council Chambers of City Hall on the above date. These proceedings were video recorded.
Mayor Williams led those in attendance in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
The roll was called and with a quorum being present, Mayor Williams called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. and welcomed everyone present.
Those present from the governing body at the start of the meeting were: Mayor Williams; Council members Henry Schmidt, Jesse Lind, Evan Perkes, Dave Welling, Mike Sellers and Jen Hegeman.
Staff members present at the start of the meeting were: City Attorney/Prosecutor, Mark Harris; City Clerk, Diane Harris; Police Chief, Mike Vranish; City Treasurer, Trudy Lym; Public Works Director, Gordon Robinson; City Engineer, Damon Newsome; Community Development Director, Rocco O’Neill. Director of Parks and Recreation, Kim Larson and Information Technology Coordinator, Preston Sheets were excused. A group of interested citizens was also present.
Approve Agenda
Council member Schmidt moved, Council member Perkes seconded, to approve the agenda with a change of order for the Executive Session.
The motion passed with 7 yes votes: Williams, Schmidt, Lind, Perkes, Welling, Sellers, Hegeman.
Approve Minutes
The official record of proceedings for the City Council Meeting held August 4th, 2026 and the City Council Work Session Meeting held August 11th, 2026 were approved as presented.
Bills
Council member Perkes moved, Council member Welling seconded, to approve the following bills for payment:
Aug 05, 2026 to Aug 18, 2026
VENDOR FOR AMOUNT
AXA Equivest Payroll 188.00
Evanston Peace Officers Payroll 248.00
IRS Payroll 63,895.13
Orchard Trust Payroll 3,853.32
Wyoming Child Support Payroll 803.81
Wyo. Dept of Work Force Serv...Payroll 9,786.41
Wyoming Retirement Payroll 147,282.35
Payroll 07/11/26 – 07/25/26 Payroll 192,843.52
Adidas Supplies 947.90
All West Cell Phones/Internet 4,003.76
Brownells Supplies 205.91
Calibration Tech & Supply Services 75.00
Cazin’s Parts 2,768.46
CCI Network Utilities 86.37
CD’s Electric Services 1,804.75
Century Equipment Parts 820.00
Century Link Utilities 1,059.47
Chemtech-Ford Laboratories Testing 432.00
City Employees Reimbursement 976.25
City of Evanston Utilities/Reimbursement 8,585.56
Civic Plus Contract 4,165.34
Cobra Puma Golf Supplies 300.34
Conwest Contract 224,152.59
Core & Main Parts 2,460.00
Corridor Solutions Services 3,250.00
Creative Ink Images Services 10.00
Crest Contract 14,135.34
DLL Public Finance Contract 2,096.41
Enbridge Gas Utilities 1,416.41
Evanston Parks & Recreation City Subsidy/Reimb. 262,123.24
Facility Refunds Refund 1,050.00
Fastenal Company Parts .86
Financial Partners Group Contract 2,332.09
Freeway Tire Tires 187.20
Gladiator Materials Concrete 2,437.52
Hach Supplies 286.17
Harrington Industrial Parts 106.75
Jackson Group Peterbilt Parts 156.36
JUB Engineers Contract 294.43
Kallas Automotive Parts 3,031.02
Kickin Grass Services 65.00
Les Schwab Tires 141.98
Mint Green Group Supplies 175.00
Morcon Supplies 1,253.09
Mountainland Supply Parts 3,834.62
Mtn.West Business Solutions Service Agreement 191.17
Murdochs Supplies 1,554.16
Musco Sports Lighting Rental 3,125.00
Nalco Supplies 40,407.78
Norco Supplies 168.01
Novus Glass Services 410.28
Office Products Dealer Supplies 1,841.89
One-Call of Wyoming Line Locates 334.95
Personnel Screening Testing 325.00
Eric Phillips Contract 4,000.00
Precision Earthwork Contract 193,055.20
Real Kleen Janitorial Supplies 2,229.70
Reladyne Fuel 23,982.78
Rising Industry Parts 8,141.00
Rocky Mountain Power Utilities 29,665.61
Shipping Plus Postage 191.71
Skaggs Uniforms 1,396.85
Standard Plumbing Parts 287.44
Stateline Metals Parts 411.88
T-7 Inc Propane 403.82
Taylor Made Golf Supplies 1,351.77
Titleist Supplies 3,512.45
Tom’s HVAC Services 884.20
Turf Equipment & Irrigation Parts 326.53
Uinta CDJR Parts 1,480.00
Uinta County Jail Fees 5,040.00
Uinta County Herald Public Notices 2,128.24
Uinta County Landfill Landfill Fees 45,701.45
Union Pacific Railroad Contract 100.00
Walmart Restitution 632.72
Water of Life Services 263.45
Westar Printing Supplies 872.00
Western Wyoming Beverages Services 390.60
Wright Express Fuel 1,017.41
Wyo. Department of Revenue Sales/Use Tax 4,404.83
Wyoming Waste Systems Dumpster Fee 111.24
The motion passed with 7 yes votes: Williams, Schmidt, Lind, Perkes, Welling, Sellers, Hegeman.
Revenue and Expenditure Report
Council member Hegeman noted an error in the report regarding Wastewater revenues or expenditures. The Treasurer informed the Council it was a formatting error and it would be corrected and submitted at the next meeting. Action on the matter was deferred.
Council Comments
Council members commented about the importance of voting. Council members wished the candidate’s good luck. A reminder was given about Wyoming being the first state to allow women to vote.
Consent Agenda
Council member Schmidt moved, Council member Welling seconded to approve the following Consent Agenda item:
Limited Malt Beverage Permit requested by Jesse Barnes of SAFV Task Force for a Fundraiser at the Evanston Youth Club - 603 6th Street, on Saturday, August 22nd, 2026 from 5:30 pm to 10:00 pm.
The motion passed with 7 yes votes: Williams, Schmidt, Lind, Perkes, Welling, Sellers, Hegeman.
ORDINANCE 26 – 05
Council member Welling moved, Council member Hegeman seconded, to approve Ordinance 26-05 on third and final reading.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EVANSTON, WYOMING RELATING TO THE REGULATION OF SMOKING AND VAPING IN PUBLIC PLACES; AMENDING AND ADOPTING PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 10 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF EVANSTON, WYOMING RELATING TO DEFINITIONS TO INCLUDE ELECTRONIC SMOKING DEVICES AND VAPING.
WHEREAS, the City of Evanston, Wyoming (the “City”) enacted regulations governing smoking in public places in 2006, codified in Chapter 10 of the Code of the City of Evanston, Wyoming (“City Code”), for the purpose of protecting the health, safety, and welfare of the public by reducing exposure to secondhand smoke; and
WHEREAS, at the time of adoption of the City’s public smoking regulations in 2006, electronic smoking devices, vaping devices, e-cigarettes, e-cigars, e-pipes, vape pens, and similar devices were not in widespread use and were not contemplated by or included within the definitions set forth in Chapter 10 of the City Code; and
WHEREAS, since 2006, technology related to nicotine and substance delivery systems has significantly changed, and electronic smoking devices and vaping have become prevalent in the community, including use in public places, creating risks of exposure to aerosols, vapors, and harmful substances that are substantially similar to or in addition to the risks posed by traditional smoking; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary and appropriate to update the definitions contained in Chapter 10 of the City Code to address these technological changes and to expressly include electronic smoking devices and vaping within the City’s existing framework regulating smoking in public places, so that the City’s public health protections apply equally to traditional smoking and electronic or vaping devices; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the amendment of Section 10-2 of the City Code to add the definition of “Electronic Smoking Device” and to amend the definitions of “Smoke or Smoking” and “Smoking Instrument” to include electronic smoking devices and vaping is in the best interests of the City of Evanston and its residents;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF EVANSTON, WYOMING THAT:
Section 1: Section 10-2 of the Evanston City Code is amended and re-enacted to provide as follows:
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates that a different meaning is intended:
BUSINESS
Any legal entity, including, but not limited to, a sole proprietorship, partnership, joint venture, corporation or other business entity whether formed for profit-making or nonprofit purposes, including retail establishments where goods or services are sold, as well as professional corporations and other entities where legal, medical, dental, engineering, architectural or other professional services are delivered.
CITY-OWNED YOUTH AND ADULT ATHLETIC FACILITIES
Include, but are not limited to, facilities where organized youth and adult soccer, softball, baseball and any other youth or adult athletic team activities occur, whether the facility is enclosed or not. This definition shall not include golf courses.
ELECTRONIC SMOKING DEVICE
Means any device that can be used to deliver an aerosolized or vaporized substance, including nicotine, tobacco, plant material, hookah, or marijuana (whether natural or synthetic), to the person inhaling from the device, including, but not limited to, an e-cigarette, e-cigar, e-pipe, vape pen or e-hookah but excluding any device designed to deliver prescription medication.
EMPLOYEE
Any person who is employed by an employer in consideration for direct or indirect monetary wages or profit, and a person who volunteers his or her services for a nonprofit entity.
EMPLOYER
A person, business, partnership, association, corporation, trust, nonprofit entity, or a municipal corporation that employs the services of one or more individual persons.
ENCLOSED AREA
All space between a floor and ceiling that is enclosed on all sides by solid walls or windows, exclusive of doorways, which extend from the floor to the ceiling.
FIRE DEPARTMENT
The Uinta County Fire Protection and Emergency Services Joint Powers Board.
HEALTH CARE FACILITY
An office or institution providing care or treatment of diseases, whether physical, mental, or emotional, or other medical, physiological, or psychological conditions, including, but not limited to, hospitals, rehabilitation hospitals or other clinics, including weight control clinics, nursing homes, homes for the aging or chronically ill, laboratories, and offices of surgeons, chiropractors, physical therapists, physicians, dentists, and all specialists with these professions. This definition shall include all waiting rooms, hallways, private rooms, semiprivate rooms, and wards with health care facilities.
OUTDOOR PATIO
An outdoor area, open to the air at all times, that either:
PERFORMANCE HALL
Any area or facility that is primarily used for the exhibition of any motion picture, stage, drama, lecture, musical recital or other similar performances, including, but not limited to, concert halls and theaters.
PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT
An area under the control of an employer which is intended for occupancy by employees during the course of employment, including, but not limited to, work areas, employee lounges, restrooms, conference rooms, meeting rooms, classrooms, employee cafeterias, waiting areas, offices, stairways, and hallways. A private residence is not a place of employment unless it is used as a licensed child care, licensed adult day care, health care or preschool facility, or any other aforementioned business.
PRIVATE CLUB
Those organizations or entities defined as a “club” in Wyoming Statutes § 12-1-101(a)(iii), which are not open to the public.
PUBLIC PLACE
An enclosed area to which the public is invited or in which the public is permitted, including, but not limited to, banks, and other financial institutions, publicly funded buildings, public conveyances, recreational facilities, taverns, lounges, bars, educational facilities, health care facilities, laundromats, public transportation facilities, reception areas, restaurants, retail food production and marketing establishments, including grocery stores, supermarkets and stores where food items are sold for on-premises or off-premises consumption, retail service establishments, retail stores, shopping malls, sports arenas, theaters, and waiting rooms. A private residence is not a public place unless it is used as a licensed child care, licensed adult day care, health care or preschool facility.
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
Means, but is not limited to, any enclosed mode of public transportation, including a train, passenger bus, school bus or other vehicle used to transport pupils, and taxi; or a vehicle that is owned by or operated by a business and is open to the public, including tour vehicles, passenger buses or vans regularly used to transport customers. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a private vehicle not open to the public or not used for the transportation of the public during the times of use, including a private passenger vehicle, a private charter or rental of a limousine, bus or van, shall not be considered public transportation.
RESTAURANT
An eating establishment, including, but not limited to, coffee shops, cafeterias, and public and private school cafeterias, which gives or offers for sale food to the public, guests, or employees, as well as kitchens and catering facilities in which food is prepared on the premises and served elsewhere. The term “restaurant” shall include any tavern, lounge or bar area within the restaurant.
RETAIL SALES
Establishments engaged in the sale of goods or merchandise to the general public for personal or household consumption and rendering services incidental to the sale of such goods. A retail sales establishment is usually a place of business and is engaged in activity to attract the general public to make purchases.
SHOPPING MALL
An enclosed public walkway or hall area that serves to connect retail sale or professional service establishments.
SMOKE OR SMOKING
The inhaling, exhaling, burning, or carrying any lighted or heated cigar, cigarette, pipe, or any other lighted or heated tobacco, nicotine, or other product intended for inhalation, including hookah and marijuana, whether natural or synthetic or the placement of smoking instruments containing a lighted tobacco, nicotine, plant or other product in an ashtray or other receptacle and allowing smoke to diffuse into the air. This definition does not include incense. “Smoke” or “smoking” also includes the use of an electronic smoking device.
SMOKING INSTRUMENT
Any cigar, cigarette, electronic smoking device, pipe, hookah or water pipe, or any other smoking device.
SPORTS ARENA
Any enclosed sports pavilions, stadiums, gymnasiums, health spas, swimming pools, roller and ice rinks, bowling alleys, and other similar places where members of the general public assemble to engage in physical exercise, participate in athletic competition, or witness sports or other events.
TAVERN, LOUNGE OR BAR
Any establishment open to the public whose primary source of revenue is from the sale of alcoholic liquor and malt beverages for consumption by guests on the premises and in which the serving of food is only incidental to the consumption of such beverages, including, but not limited to, taverns, nightclubs, cocktail lounges, and cabarets.
YOUTH
Any person who has not attained 18 years of age.
Sponsored by: Councilors Welling and Schmidt
The motion passed with 7 yes votes: Williams, Schmidt, Lind, Perkes, Welling, Sellers, Hegeman.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Council member Lind moved, Council member Schmidt seconded, to convene in executive session under Wyo. Stat. 16-4-405(a)(iii) to discuss litigation.
The motion passed with 7 yes votes: Williams, Schmidt, Lind, Perkes, Welling, Sellers, Hegeman.
Council member Schmidt moved, Council member Sellers seconded to reconvene from Executive Session.
The motion passed with 7 yes votes: Williams, Schmidt, Lind, Perkes, Welling, Sellers, Hegeman.
RESOLUTION 26 – 36
Council member Lind introduced Resolution 26-36. Council member Lind moved, Council member Welling seconded, to adopt Resolution 26-36.
A RESOLUTION OF THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF EVANSTON, WYOMING, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A LEASE TERMINATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF EVANSTON AND SHADES OF PALE, INC.
The motion passed with 7 yes votes: Williams, Schmidt, Lind, Perkes, Welling, Sellers, Hegeman.
Letter of Intent
Council member Sellers moved, Council member Schmidt seconded to approve a Letter of Intent with GA Wyo LLC d/b/a Alpine Distilling for lease of Section 4 of the Historic Roundhouse.
The motion passed with 7 yes votes: Williams, Schmidt, Lind, Perkes, Welling, Sellers, Hegeman.
RESOLUTION 26 – 37
Council member Welling introduced Resolution 26-37. Council member Welling moved, Council member Perkes seconded, to adopt Resolution 26-37.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF EVANSTON, WYOMING, AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A CONTRACT FOR SERVICES WITH UINTA SENIOR CITIZENS, INC., A WYOMING NON-PROFIT CORPORATION, FOR SENIOR CITIZEN SERVICES IN EVANSTON, WYOMING.
The motion passed with 7 yes votes: Williams, Schmidt, Lind, Perkes, Welling, Sellers, Hegeman.
RESOLUTION 26 – 38
Council member Perkes introduced Resolution 26-38. Council member Perkes moved, Council member Schmidt seconded, to adopt Resolution 26-38.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF EVANSTON, WYOMING, AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF AN AGREEMENT WITH YOUNG MUSICIANS, INC. TO PROVIDE MUSIC EDUCATION AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE YOUTH AND PROMOTE THE CELTIC FESTIVAL.
The motion passed with 6 yes votes: Williams, Schmidt, Lind, Perkes, Welling, Hegeman. Council member Sellers recused himself and abstained.
RESOLUTION 26 - 39
Council member Welling introduced Resolution 26-39. Council member Welling moved, Council member Sellers seconded, to adopt Resolution 26-39.
A RESOLUTION APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE FINAL PLAT FOR THE TNT ADDITION, A SUBDIVISION WITHIN THE CITY OF EVANSTON, WYOMING AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED HEREIN.
The motion passed with 7 yes votes: Williams, Schmidt, Lind, Perkes, Welling, Sellers, Hegeman.
DEPARTMENT COMMENTS
Comments were made on City Staff working on Target Hospitality and Work Force Hub Agreement and the Dispatch and Detention fee Agreement. Gratitude was expressed to the City Employees who drove the golf carts for voters for the election.
PUBLIC COMMENT
Kathy Cook thanked the Council for passing the no vaping Ordinance.
Adjournment
Council member Lind moved, Council member Sellers seconded, to adjourn the meeting at 6:55 pm.
The motion passed with 7 yes votes: Williams, Schmidt, Lind, Perkes, Welling, Sellers, Hegeman.
Kent H. Williams, Mayor
Diane Harris, City Clerk
PUBLISHED: August 27, 2026
NOTICE TO REVIEW UINTA WIND ENERGY LLC’S REQUEST TO AMEND THE CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULEOF THE UINTA WIND ENERGY PROJECT; DEQ/ISC 18-02
Notice is hereby given that the Industrial Siting Division received an amendment request from Invenergy (Permittee) regarding the Uinta Wind Energy Project (Project) in Unita County. The Division received a request to update the date of construction commencement from fourth quarter 2026 to by or before the third quarter of 2029.
Pursuant to Condition #11, the Director may authorize proposed changes so long as no party or Councilmember requests that the matter be heard before the Council. If a request is made for this matter to be heard by the Council, then this matter will be heard at the Council’s third quarter meeting that is scheduled to occur on September 2, 2026, at a time to be determined by the Council on September 1, 2026 during the permit proceedings for the Laramie Range Wind Project. Permit proceedings for the Laramie Range Wind Project and the third quarterly meeting will be held at Laramie County Community College in the ANB Bank Leadership Center, located in the Clay Pathfinder Building, 1400 E. College Drive, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82007.
At this time, it is the Director’s intention to authorize the change on or after August 31, 2026, unless the Division receives a request that the matter be heard by the Council by 5:00 pm on August 31, 2026. If the Division receives a request to be heard by the Council, this matter will be heard at the meeting on September 2, 2026.
The public may review a copy of the amendment request and associated materials at the office of the WDEQ Industrial Siting Division in Cheyenne, Wyoming or online at:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wMqXT0UB85JbOxtHAQi3dsdG7sp3q1Ue/view
Dated this 7th day of August, 2026
Industrial Siting Division, Department of Environmental Quality
200 West 17th Street, 4th Floor
Cheyenne, Wyoming, 82002
Telephone: (307) 777-7174
PUBLISHED: August 13, 27, 2026
UINTA COUNTY WEED & PEST DISTRICT
PUBLIC HEARING FOR FOXTAIL BARLEY DECLARATION
A public hearing will be held by the Uinta County Weed & Pest District at 7:00 P.M. , Wednesday September 2, 2026 at the Uinta County Weed & Pest District shop, 90 County Road # 262 in Mountain View, Wyoming.
The purpose of the hearing is to declare alfalfa weevil on Uinta County Declared list.
Christine Aimone, Supervisor
Uinta County Weed & Pest District
Attest: Lauren McCoy
Secretary
PUBLISHED: August 20, 27, 2026
