Wyoming sells land in Grand Teton National Park to feds for $46M
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Source: Associated Press via Wyoming Tribune Eagle
Wyoming sells land in Grand Teton National Park to feds for $46M
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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) A $46 million deal between Wyoming and the Interior Department put a square mile of land inside Grand Teton National Park into U.S. government hands Monday, eliminating the possibility that the pristine property with breathtaking views of the Rocky Mountains' Teton Range might be developed. ... The sale ended years of drama in which Wyoming officials sought to sell the land called Antelope Flats in the Jackson Hole valley while federal officials and environmentalists worried it could end up privately owned.
"The acquisition of Antelope Flats accomplishes a longstanding goal of the National Park Service by ensuring that this land will forever provide habitat for antelope, elk, moose, wolves, and grizzly bears as well as preserving the outstanding vistas of the Tetons for future visitors to enjoy," National Park Foundation President Will Shafroth said in a statement.
Wyoming had owned the land surrounded by park lands since it became a state in 1890. The land was among hundreds of parcels statewide designated for sale to raise money for public education. ... The open area of sagebrush was among a number of private and state-owned land called inholdings that never became part of Grand Teton when the park was established with its current boundaries in 1950. ... Few inholdings remain in Grand Teton but the remaining ones include another square-mile state section on the park's eastern boundary that also has stunning mountain views. It is valued at about the same price as the parcel that was sold but could be more attractive to developers because a road runs through it.
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The agency missed a deadline to buy the Antelope Flats section in 2014. Gov. Matt Mead, who has been in office since 2011, continued negotiations because he did not think auctioning the land was an acceptable option. ... "This is the best outcome for this land," Mead said in a statement. "This tract will now be available for the public in perpetuity."
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Just in time for the land to be handed over by the Interior Department to one of Jump, darn dolt's cronies.
The money quote:
Gov. Matt Mead, who has been in office since 2011, continued negotiations because he did not think auctioning the land was an acceptable option. ... "This is the best outcome for this land," Mead said in a statement. "This tract will now be available for the public in perpetuity."
I am afraid that in the years ahead, it will be considered a quaint notion that an elected official is to govern for the benefit of the American people.
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... after Trump and the wrecking crew get done with their work that $71,875 will be 5 loaves of bread. Cheap real estate.
I hope I don't need this .. 
