Converse County, Wyoming

• Wagonhound Site Map and Written Proposal
• New Recreation Center Component Information
• Ballard and King Preliminary O&M
• December 2014 - Conceptual Design Meetings

A Public Hearing with the Converse County Commissioners will be held for citizens' input on the proposed replacement and revisions to the size and weight limits and permit requirements required for vehicles using Converse County roads, April 21, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. in the Commission Chambers in the Converse County Courthouse.

Converse County will consider funding requests from governmental and nonprofit agencies for the 2015-2016 (FY 16) budget year. Submit written requests to the Converse County Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 10, 2015.

Converse County has numerous boards where citizens can serve to make a difference in our County. In June 2015, the Hospital, Library and Parks & Rec Boards have terms expiring. In addition, the County has openings on other boards where the terms expire throughout the year. These boards include: Planning and Zoning, Airport, Natural Resource Planning and Tourism.

A Public Hearing with the Converse County Commissioners will be held for citizens' input on the proposed revisions to the Converse County Land Use Plan, March 4, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. in the Commissioners' Chambers in the Converse County Courthouse.

• More Information
• Land Use Policy Draft

The Board of County Commissioners will hold a special meeting on Friday, February 6, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. in the Commission chambers to act upon a Resolution putting the question of the Recreation Center Projects on the ballot. If, for any reason the Resolution is not available to act on, the meeting will be canceled.

NOTICE is hereby given that Converse County, Wyoming will receive sealed Bids for the Installation of Advance Warning Signs.

Bids will be received at the Converse County Clerk's Office, 107 N 5th St., Suite 114, Douglas, WY 82633-2448 until 5:00 p.m. (MST) on February 25, 2015. Bids should be marked on the outside "Advance Warning Signs Bid" with the name and address of the bidder. The bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at the meeting of the Converse County Board of County Commissioners to be held at the Converse County Courthouse, 107 N. 5th St., Douglas, Wyoming, at approximately 4:00 p.m. MST, March 3, 2015.

Converse County is bringing financial transparency to its citizens, launching a web site where they can browse the county's finances on-line with up-to-date financial information. The county has partnered with OpenGov to bring the citizens of Converse County the capability of reviewing all monies that are collected or disbursed by the county government.

Citizens and staff will be able to do a comparison over an eight-year span of revenue and expenditures using customizable graphs and bar charts. It can be as basic as finding out what the county's total revenue is, or as intricate as finding out what each specific department spends on office supplies.

NOTICE is hereby given that at its meeting on October 8, 2014, the Board of County Commissioners of Converse County, WY reduced the speed limits on the following County roads: Irvine Rd (CR 1) and Anderson Dairy Rd (CR 2).

Resolution 12-14 also has penalties for violations of the posted speed limits and, in particular, for those vehicles with a gross vehicle weight (GVW) exceeding twenty-six thousand (26,000) pounds. The following language reflects the penalties:

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that every person convicted of a violation of this Resolution may be fined a maximum of five dollars ($5.00) per mile for each mile per hour in excess of the posted speed limit, but not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00), and assessed Court costs.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that, in addition to any other penalty, every person convicted of violating this Converse County Resolution or any similar law or ordinance by exceeding the posted speed limit by six (6) or more miles per hour, while operating a vehicle or combination of vehicles with a gross vehicle weight or gross vehicle weight rating exceeding twenty-six thousand (26,000) pounds shall be fined three hundred dollars ($300.00).