Uinta County Herald Legal Notices, February 26, 2025

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Notice of Geologic Sequestration Project

Underground Injection Control Permit Application Submitted To The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality

In accordance with Wyoming Statute, 35-11-313(f)(ii)(N), notice is being provided to inform the public that Frontier Carbon Solutions Holdings LLC has submitted a UIC Class VI (Carbon Sequestration) Permit Application (Facility No.WYS-023-00212)  to the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality for the issuance of seven (7) permits (UIC Class VI Permit Application Nos.: 2024-0116v1.0, 2024-0117v1.0, 2024-0118v1.0, 2024-0119v1.0, 2024-0120v1.0, 2024-121v1.0, 2024-0122v1.0) for its Project Speed Goat located in the: (i) NWSE Section 19, T20N, R112W; (ii) SENE Section 31, T19N, R112W; (iii) SESW Section 3, T20N, R113W; (iv) SESE Section 21, T20, R113W; (v) NESW Section 23, T19N, R113W; (vi) NESW Section 7, T19N, R112W; and (vii) SENE Section 27, T19N, R112W, of the 6th Principal Meridian in Lincoln and Sweetwater Counties, Wyoming. If you have questions, please contact Alicia Summers, Chief Development Officer, Frontier Carbon Solutions Holdings LLC at asummers@frontierccus.com.

A copy of the permit application is available at the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality website and may be accessed at https://deq.wyoming.gov/water-quality/groundwater/uic/class-vi/.

PUBLISHED: Feb. 26, March 5, 2025   02263

Official Proceedings of the

Uinta County Commissioners

Evanston, Wyoming

February 4, 2025

The Uinta County Commissioners met in regular session on February 4, 2025 in the commission chambers, 225 9th Street, Evanston. Chairman Mark Anderson convened meeting at 2:00 p.m. Commissioner Eric South and Commissioner Brent Hatch were present. Also present: Amanda Hutchinson, County Clerk; and Andy Kopp, Sheriff.

Agenda

Motion Hatch, second South to approve the agenda amended to include Amanda Hutchinson with an employee heath plan agreement.  3 yes votes, passed.

Board Appointments

Motion Hatch, second South to appoint Deborah Ewing and Stephen Fowler to 3 year terms on the Museum Board.  3 yes votes, passed.

Motion South, second Hatch to appoint Shellie St. Priest to an unexpired term on the Council of Uinta Health Care Trust board.  3 yes votes, passed.

Cooperating Agency Request

Motion South, second Hatch allowing the commissioners to sign a Cooperating Agency Request for the Bridger Teton Land Management Plan Revision requesting cooperating agency status with respect to the Forest Service’s Land Management Plan revision process for the Bridger Teton National Forest.  3 yes votes, passed.

PRPP Patent Bridger Valley Landfill Addition

Motion Hatch, second South to approve an application with the Bureau of Land Management to acquire approximately 20 acres of Federal Land for the Bridger Valley Landfill Expansion as requested by Ron Taylor, Environmental Services.  3 yes votes, passed.

Fort Bridger Airport

Motion South, second Hatch authorizing Chairman Anderson to sign a Policy Statement delegating Jeff Breininger as the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Liaison Officer for the Fort Bridger Airport as requested by Kimberly Silvester, JUB Engineers.  3 yes votes, passed.

Kimberly Silvester presented the Airport Allocated WACIP Report outlining the designated funds for the Fort Bridger Airport and updated the commissioners on upcoming projects.

Cancer Care

Motion South, second Hatch to approve an agreement with Pareto to provide a Cancer Care program to assist those insured by the county with a cancer diagnosis with costs as requested by Amanda Hutchinson, County Clerk.  3 yes votes, passed.

Minutes

Motion Hatch, second South to approve the minutes of the January 21, 2025 meeting.  3 yes votes, passed.

Tax Roll Corrections

Motion Hatch, second South to approve the following tax roll correction:  Hilcorp Energy Company for $5,604.00 from tax year 2022.  3 yes votes, passed.

Vouchers

Motion Hatch, second South to approve warrants 465495 through 465556. 

PAYROLL WARRANTS: AFLAC, $405.88, Insurance; The Hartford, $2,617.13, Insurance; The Hartford, $1,716.50, Insurance; Beneficial Life Ins Co, $152.67, Insurance; The Hartford, $1,766.10, Insurance; Clerk of District Ct for Uinta Coun, $1,698.40, Child Support; Washington National Ins Co, $2,866.92, Insurance; Delta Dental Plan Of Wyo, $14,114.35, Insurance; Uinta County Tax Account, $38,306.75, Taxes; Uinta County Tax Account, $87,304.54, Taxes; Mainstay Investments, $100.00, Pension Plan; National Benefit Services LLC, $6,204.93, Emp Benefit; UINTA COUNTY TREASURER (HEALTH PLAN, $276,683.23, Insurance; Uinta Co Clerk, $20.00, Fees; VSP OF WYOMING, $3,165.50, Insurance; WYO DEFERRED COMPENSATION ACCOUNT, $4,128.33, Deferred Comp; Wyoming Retirement System, $60,806.65, Pension Plan; Department of Workforce Services, $12,368.59, Workers Comp; NCPERS Group Life Ins., $16.00, Insurance; Wyoming Retirement System, $45,377.54, Pension Plan. ACCOUNTS PAYABLE: Casey L Hartzell, $3,710.50, Contract Services; A-Gas US Holdings Inc, $2,678.00, Prof Services; ALLDATA, LLC, $1,500.00, Software Maintenance; American Linen-Steiner Corp, $256.12, Laundry Services; AT&T Mobility LLC, $1,616.07, Phone Lines; Axon Enterprise, Inc., $35,437.50, Training; Ayres, Jon, $125.00, Reimbursment; Benedict Ace Hardware, $44.98, Supplies; Bridger Valley Propane, $817.97, Propane; DOI/BLM, $100.00, FB Airport Lease; Cazin’s, $700.38, Hardware/Landscaping; Century Link, $450.34, Telephone; City Drug Inc, $2,271.62, Medical; Clerk Dist Court (Jury Fund), $9,901.56, Jury Fund; Codale Electric Supply Inc, $260.36, Parts; Ellingford Bros (Landfill), $44.17, Concrete/Parts; Evanston Uinta Joint Powers Bd, $5,167.71, Rent; Fastenal Company, $140.08, Maintenance Supplies; Francom, D Mckay, DDS, $527.20, Medical; Grainger, $159.03, Maintenance; Headsets Direct Inc, $1,912.96, Supplies; High Country Behavioral Health, $3,196.00, Prof Services; IBS, Inc, $517.57, Parts; Rocky Mountain Battery LLC, $563.80, Battery; Intermountain Lock And Supply Co, $212.60, Security; Kallas Automotive, $418.18, Auto Parts; Lincoln County, $570.35, Legislative Expense; Long Reimer Winegar Beppler LLP, $992.78, Legal Services; Lyman Police Department, $50.00, Fees; MacBeath Hardwood, $5,587.40,  uilding Maintenance; Moio,Jennifer, $61.60, Hearing Transcript; Motorola Solutions, Inc., $60,793.30, Communications; Mountain West Business Solutions, $513.79, Copier Maintenance; Norco, Inc., $84.18, Parts; Office Products Dealer Inc, $26.88, Office Supplies; Cindy F. Martinez dba Personnel, $293.60, Prof Services; Quality Propane, Inc., $1,501.23, Propane; Enbridge Gas, $2,447.04, Utilities; Enbridge Gas, $2,447.04, Assistance; Quill Corp, $1,961.33, Office Supplies; Ready Rocks, $33,966.67, Contract Services; RelaDyne West LLC, $5,792.34, Fuel; Rocky Mountain Power (Utilities), $7,256.42, Electricity; Safford, Kendra, $54.37, Reimbursement; Safety Supply & Sign Co Inc, $77.00, Signs; James K Sanderson, $1,030.25, Legal Services; Skaggs Companies Inc Dba, $120.00, Uniforms; South Valley 120 LLC, $970.00, Rental Assistance; Standard Plumbing Supply Co, $207.90, Plumbing; Staples Inc,  $1,016.69, Office Supplies; Stone Security LLC, $67.15, Prof Services; SUMMIT FOOD SERVICES, LLC, $7,068.55, Food Contract Services; Superior Services Inc, $1,757.93, Supplies; Sylvestri Customization, $750.00, Website  aintenance; T-7 Inc Propane Services, $846.55, Propane; Uinta Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram, $1,124.29, Automotive; Union Telephone Company, $588.83, Cell/Telephone; Verizon Wireless, $346.00, Aircard Service; VFW Post 4280, $290.00, Flag Program; Westar Printing, $3,053.00, Printing; Wheeler Machinery Co, $855.99, Equipment Parts; White Mountain Lumber, $51.68, Building Maintenance; Wyoming Machinery Company, $4,698.38, Professional Services.

3 yes votes, passed.

Meeting adjourned at 2:29 p.m.

            David Mark Anderson, Chairman

BOARD OF UINTA COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

Attest: Amanda Hutchinson

            UINTA COUNTY CLERK

PUBLISHED: Feb. 26, 2025      02261

INVITATION TO BID

PUBLIC WORKS PROJECT; MATERIALS AND CONSTRUCTION

OWNER:

CITY OF EVANSTON

1200 MAIN STREET

EVANSTON WY 82930

PHONE: (307) 783-6453

SEALED BIDS for construction of asphalt pavement improvements will be received by the City of Evanston, until 2:00 pm., March 27, 2025, at which time any and all bids received will be opened and read aloud.  The successful bidder shall furnish all labor, materials and equipment necessary for completion of the project.

MATERIALS INCLUDE:  Approximately 17,200 square yards of milling plant mix pavement, 8,800 square yards of removal of surfacing, crushed base placement, reconditioning and grading, 3,460 tons of hot plant mix, and miscellaneous items.

WORK DESCRIPTION:  Milling plant mix, removal of surfacing, base reconditioning, surface preparation, placement and compaction of hot plant mix pavement, and temporary traffic control on residential streets within the City of Evanston.

CONTRACT DOCUMENTS may be obtained at the Department of Public Works: City Engineer, 33 Allegiance Circle, Evanston, WY 82930; Phone: (307) 783-6453.  A non-refundable payment of $30.00 will be assessed for each hard copy set. Registration at the office of the City Engineer is required to receive full bidding documents and to indicate residency status.

WYOMING STATE STATUTES apply to the bidding and construction of all Public Works

Project(s):

w.s. 15-1-113; 5% Bid Bond required.

w.s. 16-6-102; 5% Resident Contractor Preference.

w.s. 16-6-104; 5% Wyoming Materials and Suppliers Preference.

w.s. 16-6-112; Performance Guarantee.

w.s. 16-6-201 - 16-6-206;       Resident Labor Preference.

w.s. 27-3-502(f)          Registration with taxing authority,

RESIDENT PREFERENCE(S): In order to receive a five percent (5%) resident preference, resident contractors and material suppliers must be state certified and receive a certificate of residency. When obtaining project bid documents, resident contractors and suppliers must indicate their residency status by providing their residency certification number. Certified resident suppliers shall submit a list of supplies and materials, specific to the project, which qualify to receive preference along with company contact names and phone numbers. Contact information from resident suppliers shall be available to resident contractors to use in preparing bids and meeting Wyoming statutory requirements.

The OWNER reserves the right to reject all bids if the Governing Body determines that it is in the best interest of the City to do so and reserves the right to waive any formalities as provided by law.

City of Evanston Engineering phone number is 307-783-6459:

  Dawn Worley Administrative Assistant dworley@evanstonwy.org

  Gordon Robinson      Director of Public Works

  Damon Newsome     City Engineer

(If emailing, include project name on subject line)

The completion date for this project is August 15, 2025.

City of Evanston

Kent Williams, Mayor

PUBLISHED: Feb. 26, March 5, 12, 2025         02264

FORECLOSURE SALE NOTICE

Default in the payment of principal and interest has occurred under the terms of a Promissory Note (the “Note”) dated December 23, 2017, executed and delivered by Elizabeth Floyd and Stanley Scott Floyd Sr. (“Mortgagors”) to Ranlife, Inc., and a real estate Mortgage (the “Mortgage”) of the same date securing the Note, which Mortgage was executed and delivered by said Mortgagors, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as mortgagee, as nominee for Ranlife, Inc., its successors and assigns, and which Mortgage was recorded on January 10, 2018, at Reception No. 1047375, in Book 1062, at Page 789-811, modified pursuant to a Loan Modification Agreement recorded on June 9, 2020, at Reception No. 1087030, in Book 1095, at Page 805-812 in the public records in the office of the County Clerk and ex-officio Register of Deeds in and for Uinta County, Wyoming.

The Mortgage was assigned for value as follows:

Assignee: RANLife, Inc.

Assignment dated: March 22, 2024

Assignment recorded: April 1, 2024

Assignment recording information: at Reception No. 1154083, in Book 2064, at Page 999-1000

All in the records of the County Clerk and ex-officio Register of Deeds in and for Uinta County, Wyoming.

The Mortgage contains a power of sale which, by reason of said default, the Mortgagee declares to have become operative, and no suit or proceeding has been instituted at law to recover the debt secured by the Mortgage or any part thereof, nor has any such suit or proceeding been instituted and the same discontinued.

Written notice of intent to foreclose the Mortgage by advertisement and sale has been served upon the record owner and the party in possession of the mortgaged premises at least ten (10) days prior to the commencement of this publication, and the amount due upon the Mortgage as of March 18, 2025 being the total sum of $165,705.44, plus interest, costs expended, late charges, and attorney fees accruing thereafter through the date of sale.

The property being foreclosed upon may be subject to other liens and encumbrances that will not be extinguished at the sale. Any prospective purchaser should research the status of title before submitting a bid.

If the foreclosure sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of his/her/its money paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagee, Mortgagor, Servicer, or their attorneys.

NOW, THEREFORE, RANLife, Inc., as Mortgagee, will have the Mortgage foreclosed by law by causing the mortgaged property to be sold at public venue by the Sheriff or Deputy Sheriff in and for Uinta County, Wyoming to the highest bidder for cash at 10:00 o’clock in the forenoon on March 26, 2025 at the information desk at the Uinta County Courthouse located at 225 9th Street, Evanston, WY 82930, for application to the above-described amounts secured by the Mortgage, said mortgaged property being described as follows:

ALL OF LOT 8 OF THE DEER MOUNTAIN DOWNS SUBDIVISION, BEING LOCATED IN THE TOWN OF BEAR RIVER, UINTA COUNTY, WYOMING, FILED APRIL 18, 1985, AS INSTRUMENT #18774, IN THE OFFICE OF THE UINTA COUNTY CLERK. 

With an address of 37 Front Stretch, Bear River, WY 82930 (the undersigned disclaims liability for any error in the address).

Together with all improvements thereon situate and all fixtures and appurtenances thereto.

Mortgagee shall have the exclusive right to rescind the foreclosure sale during the redemption period. In the event that the sale is rescinded or vacated for any reason, the successful purchaser shall only be entitled to a refund of his/her/its purchase price and/or statutory interest.

Dated: February 19, 2025       RANLife, Inc.

By: Brigham J. Lundberg

Halliday, Watkins & Mann, P.C.

376 East 400 South, Suite 300

Salt Lake City, UT 84111

801-355-2886

HWM File # WY21277

PUBLISHED: Feb. 26, March 5, 12, 19, 2025   02262

NOTICE OF INTENT TO SUBDIVIDE

Micheli Ranch, LLC, P.O. Box 15, Fort Bridger, Wyoming 82933 intends to file an application for 1 acre subdivision, in part of the NW ¼   NW ¼ of Section 35, T16N, R115W, in Uinta County, Wyoming. The Subdivision is located 0.9 miles Northwest of the Town of Lyman, Wyoming. The final plat will be presented at the Uinta County Commissioners Meeting at approximately 2:00 p.m. March 04, 2025, at the Commission Meeting Room in the County Courthouse at 225 Ninth Street in Evanston, Wyoming.

PUBLISHED: February 19, 26, 2025 (UES)      02191

PUBLIC NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that Bryan Walker has applied for a Land Use District Change (Zone Change) and Subdivision Permit for certain lands in the NW ¼ NW ¼ Section 35, T16N R115W, 6th P.M., Uinta County Wyoming.  The application would allow a change from the Agricultural/ Resource/ Development (ARD) Land Use District to the Residential (R) Land Use District for the development of a one lot Residential subdivision entitled the B & D Subdivision.

A public hearing on this matter will be held before the Board of Uinta County Commissioners on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. in the Commission Chambers of the Uinta County Complex, 225 9th St. Evanston, Wyoming.

PUBLISHED: February 19, 26, 2025    01192

INVITATION TO BID – (CRF2025)

The board of Uinta County Commissioners is accepting sealed bids for the price per ton for supplying and delivering of liquid Magnesium Chloride and the use of portable frac tanks (20,000 gallon min capacity) for dust suppression on Uinta County roads for the 2025 year.

Sealed bids will be received at the Uinta County Clerk’s Office 225 9th St. Evanston, Wyoming up until the public opening of the bids at 11:00 a.m. local time, March 12, 2025.  The envelope must be marked as “MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE SEALED BID (CRF2025)”. 

Bid documents can be picked up at the Uinta County Clerk’s office. Primary contact for this project is Saralee Gross, Uinta County Road & Bridge Administrative Assistant (307) 782-3254. Bid prices must be good for the 2025 construction season.  In reviewing the bids received, Uinta County reserves the right to reject, for any reason whatsoever, any and all bids, and to waive any informality or irregularity in a bid.  Uinta County will not be bound to accept the low bid, but rather the bid that is in the best interest of Uinta County.

UINTA COUNTY, WYOMING

PUBLISHED: February 19, 26, 2025    02195

INVITATION TO BID (CM24306)

Notice is hereby given that the Board of Uinta County Commissioners are requesting bids for the 2025 Dust Suppression Project consisting of the following items:

2,272 TONS OF MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE FOR DUST SUPPRESSION

Bid Documents are available from the Uinta County Clerk’s Office within the Uinta County Complex, 225 9th St. Evanston, Wyoming 82930.  Sealed bids will be received at the Uinta County Clerk’s Office 225 9th St. Evanston, Wyoming up until the public opening of the bids at 11:00 a.m. local time, March 12, 2025.  Bids should be marked on the outside “Uinta County Dust Suppression Project CM24306” with the name and address of the bidder.  Primary contact for this project is Saralee Gross, Uinta County Road & Bridge Administrative Assistant (307) 782-3254.

This project is partially funded using Federal Grant Funds.  Therefore, all Federal Requirements associated with the use of these funds must be followed.

The Board of Uinta County Commissioners hereby notifies all bidders that minority business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, sex, creed, or national origin.

Uinta County reserves the right to accept or reject any items or all items, any part or all parts, any section or all sections, any bid or all bids as stated in the specifications to waive any irregularities or informalities, or to re-bid or re-advertise for bids if it is determined to be necessary or desirable and reserve the right to let the bid in any manner it sees fit. Uinta County will not be bound to accept the low bid, but rather the bid that is in the best interest of Uinta County.

UINTA COUNTY, WYOMING

PUBLISHED: February 19, 26, 2025    02196

WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

CHEYENNE, WYOMING

NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF AND FINAL SETTLEMENT FOR HIGHWAY WORK

Notice is hereby given that the Wyoming Department of Transportation has accepted as completed according to plans, specifications and rules governing the same work performed under that certain contract between the State of Wyoming and Reiman Corp., The Contractor, on Highway Project Number B233073 in Lincoln and Uinta Counties, consisting of bridge rehabilitation involving structure, traffic control, guardrail and asphalt paving work and the Contractor is entitled to final settlement therefore; that the Director of the Department of Transportation will cause said Contractor to be paid the full amount due him under said contract on March 25, 2025.

The date of the first publication of this Notice is February 12, 2025.

Pam Fredrick

Senior Budget Analyst

Budget Program

Wyoming Department of Transportation

PUBLISHED: Feb. 12, 19, 26, 2025      02123

PUBLIC NOTICE

  1. Pursuant to the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act and the Wyoming Public Service Commission’s (Commission) Rules, notice is hereby given that a public hearing is scheduled regarding Rocky Mountain Power’s (RMP or the Company) request for authority to increase its retail electric service rates by approximately $123.5 million per year or 14.7 percent, to establish an Insurance Cost Adjustment (ICA) rider, to revise the Energy Cost Adjustment Mechanism (ECAM), to approve the Wildfire Mitigation Plan (WMP), and to approve a voluntary Renewable Energy Credit (REC) program. The public hearing is set to commence on Monday, March 10, 2025, at 9:00 a.m., in the Commission’s hearing room located at 2515 Warren Avenue, Suite 300, in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
  2. RMP is a division of PacifiCorp, an Oregon corporation, engaged in the business of supplying electric utility service to customers throughout its six-state service territory, including Wyoming. RMP is a public utility, subject to the Commission’s jurisdiction. Wyo Stat. §§ 37-l-101(a)(vi)(C) and 37-2-112.
  3. On August 2, 2024, RMP filed an Application requesting authority to increase its Wyoming retail electric utility service rates by 14.7 percent, or $123.5 million per annum; establish an ICA rider to recover excess liability insurance premium costs and support a self-insurance mechanism; revise its ECAM to develop separate cost categories and implement a symmetrical sharing band of 85/15 for Category 1 costs and 95/5 for Category 2 costs; implement a WMP; and implement a voluntary REC program. RMP has requested an effective date of June 1, 2025, for all requests except the proposed revisions to the ECAM, which has a requested effective date of January 1, 2025.
  4. Wyoming Industrial Energy Consumers (WIEC) and the Office of the Consumer Advocate (OCA) petitioned to intervene in this matter, which the Commission granted by Order issued on August 26, 2024.
  5. The Commission held virtual Public Comment hearings on October 29, 2024, and January 28, 2025.
  6. This is not a complete description of RMP’s Application. You may review the Application and its supporting testimony and exhibits at the Commission’s office during business hours or online at: https://dms.wyo.gov/external/publicusers.aspx (enter Record No. 17659).
  7. All interested persons are encouraged to attend the public hearing which will be conducted in accordance with the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act, Wyoming Public Service Commission Rules. All interested persons may appear and be heard, in person, by video or telephone conference, or through counsel appearing in person or by video or telephone conference.

Attend Zoom Meeting and actively participate at:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9933449233

Or by dialing: 1 669 900 9128 Meeting ID: 993 344 9233

  1. If you wish to attend the hearing and you require reasonable accommodation for a disability, please contact the Commission at (307) 777-7427 (Voice or TTY) in Cheyenne during regular business hours or write them at 2515 Warren Avenue, Suite 300, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002, to make arrangements. Communications impaired persons may also contact the Commission by accessing Wyoming Relay (TTY) by dialing 711. Please mention Docket No. 20000-671-ER-24 in all correspondence with the Commission.

Dated: February 11, 2025.

PUBLISHED: February 19, 26, 2025    02193