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Our recent heavy rains have caused some issues the Hot Springs County Commissioners had to deal with during their meeting on Tuesday. Thermopolis received around two inches of rain on Sunday and Monday.
Nate Messenger, FBO at the airport, let the commissioners know there were some water problems around the shop at the new airport. The rains have caused some pooling on one side of the shop so the road and bridge department brought out a load of gravel and spread it in the area to help alleviate the problem.
Messenger also said word is getting out that Thermopolis’ airport now has jet fuel, too. For the month, fuel sales were up, with 723 gallons of aviation fuel being sold and nearly 550 gallons of jet fuel. There were 112 aircraft in and out of the airport for the month.
The other water issue is at the Senior Center, along the north wall. The leak is actually due to a construction issue on that wall, something maintenance supervisor Chuck Carver is going to look into.
Carver said there had been problems with water coming in the back door of the Hot Springs County Museum, too, but changing the drain appears to have helped and the sump pumps are all working well.
The Land Use Planning Commission has completed their review of the draft land use plan according to county planner, Bo Bowman.
Bowman said he is now compiling a list of all the changes and double-checking them against the draft plan to ensure everything is accurate. The plan is now more concise, but he figures it will still be early 2017 before the changes will all be in place.
The commissioners also had a visit from Dr. Vern Miller on behalf of the local medical community, asking for permission to be allowed to land the Life-Flight helicopter at the firehall on 14th Street in cases of extreme emergency.
In most instances, Life-Flight arrives via a standard plane and land at the airport. However, there are occasions when the patient needs to be flown out immediately and a helicopter is sent instead.
It was Miller’s hope that the commissioners would allow the helicopter to land at the rear of the firehall in those situations.
The commissioners agreed, without hesitation, saying they were agreeable to anything that would save a life.
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