Wyoming towns want energy developers to pay up front for public service impacts

Wyoming towns want energy developers to pay up front for public service impacts

Anticipating about 1,000 construction workers for the Dinosaur Solar Energy Project, Natrona County and the city of Mills began investing hundreds of thousands of dollars to meet the influx; a new $268,000 ambulance, a $55,000 command vehicle and additional expenses to beef up the local fire district. Those hefty sums would be covered via a 50-year-old state program that expedites payments to impacted communities based on a portion of the sales …