Local Lookout: Fire districts in distress | Community college layoffs | Laramie site toxic despite cleanup

Local Lookout: Fire districts in distress | Community college layoffs | Laramie site toxic despite cleanup

Fire districts navigating property tax cuts say things are getting ‘extreme’Wyoming Public RadioIn a since-deleted social media post, a special district in Natrona County called for classifying EMS as an essential service under Wyoming law, like firefighting and law enforcement, to give it dedicated funding. That’s in response to property tax reductions that have gnawed at the district’s budget, as well as those of other EMS and fire districts a…