After making his feelings known at the last council meeting, it came as no surprise that Star Valley Councilor George Binney would request Mayor Gary Coon resign.
The Town of Star Valley enjoyed a generally quiet 2021. There were no major problems and even if there were, the town’s ongoing fiscally conservative operation would have made it
Back on St. Patrickâs Day 2020, Tim Grier and Chancy Nutt came to the Star Valley Town Council with grim predictions about revenues in the age of COVID-19.
While the town was in good financial shape at the outbreak of the pandemic and its accompanying lockdowns, Mayor Gary Coon warned, âTax revenues are likely to decrease and that will impact council actions in the future.â
To Grierâs surprise, the predictions of a lean, mean year or two regarding town finances did not pan out â at least so far.
At its April 6 meeting, Grier, Star Valleyâs town attorney/manager, told the council staff is projecting $7.4 million in the townâs fund reserve at the close of the 2020-21 fiscal year. Sales tax revenues are up; CARES Act money has bolstered the coffers; and the staff is seeing a budget surplus. On average, the town is $80,000 in the black each month.
Concerns that a Star Valley bar is operating too nosily led to a discussion at the latest Star Valley Town Council meeting among residents and business owners.