Laramie County district revitalizes Safe Routes to School to improve student safetyCap City NewsRecognizing that student safety often ends where the sidewalk meets the street, Laramie County School District 1 officials met Monday to restart a Safe Routes to School partnership that has been largely dormant since 2010. The long-range plan aims to bring the district, city, county and Wyoming Department of Transportation together to fix gaps in sidewalks and manage high-speed traffic near 37 schools. The original effort failed due to employee turnover and changing budgets, Cap City News reports. Read the full story. Park County shelves plan for new Powell pathwaysPowell TribunePark County commissioners recently received plans for new and upgraded pathways around Powell, but bikers and walkers shouldn’t expect them to be built anytime soon. The county has been studying the potential for new biking and walking routes for the past several years. While the paths would serve as a new amenity for Powell area residents, the county’s primary aim has been to alleviate congestion and improve safety on the roads. But cost concerns have commissioners pushing pause, the Powell Tribune reports. Read the full story. Resolving union vote for Jackson Hole ski patrol could take weeksJackson Hole DailyThough an initial tally showed Jackson Hole Ski Patrol is opposed to a union, it will likely take a few weeks to certify the results. That’s because the election was only open to full- and part-time ski patrollers on Jackson Hole Mountain Resort’s payroll as of Nov. 22. Ninety ballots were cast, and 16 were challenged for being new hires or supervisors. That could be enough votes to swing the election. Legitimate arguments “are being raised about the composition of the bargaining unit,” a labor relations attorney and professor told the Jackson Hole Daily. Read the full story. Habitat wants Sheridan to sponsor $1.6M housing grant applicationThe Sheridan PressHabitat for Humanity of the Eastern Bighorns wants the city of Sheridan to sponsor its application for a state grant. Wyoming lawmakers appropriated $5 million to the state’s Unmet Housing Grants program to help pay for projects directly supporting housing development, such as infrastructure development or land acquisition. Applications are due Jan. 30. Habitat hopes to pursue a $1.6 million grant to purchase enough land for at least 58 homes to be managed by the Sheridan County Housing Land Trust, The Sheridan Press reports. Read the full story. The post Local Lookout: Safe school routes revived | Powell pathways paused | Ski patrol union vote challenged appeared first on WyoFile . ...read more read less