CENTRAL WYOMING COLLEGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES SIGNS SPECIAL RESOLUTION

Riverton, Wyo. — In a concerted effort to address the financial impacts to Central Wyoming College, and its broader service area, due to pending legislation being considered by the 68th Legislature of the state of Wyoming, CWC’s elected Board of Trustees held a special Board of Trustees meeting Tuesday, Feb. 11, 5:30 p.m.  CWC’s Board adopted a special resolution which:

• Supports targeted tax relief for those that need it and asks voters to support this important immediate relief with their representatives; and,

• Supports tax reform to stabilize funding for important local services like counties, cities and the colleges with consideration to how legislation that implements reform is done in a coherent way that insures that all outcomes are intended; and,

• Supports local control of property taxes approved by the electorate of Fremont County, and it is this electorate who should make the decision if they want to continue to support local services; and,

• Calls on all citizens of Wyoming to contact their elected representatives to voice support for targeted tax relief and long term tax reform that continues to support local services, including local community colleges; and,

• Officially authorizes the Board Chair and President Tyndall to work together to speak for the Board regarding pending legislation being considered by the 68th Legislature of the State of Wyoming during their 2025 session.

Should the property tax bills pass, the impact will be more than $1M to Central Wyoming College next year alone.  This would require immediate reductions to the college’s budget starting July 1, 2025.

Central Wyoming College works to further local economic development, provide a top-notch education to Wyoming residents, provide cultural enhancing events, and employs more than 200 full-time and 400 other employees in Fremont, Teton and Hot Springs counties.

The proposed drastic tax cuts would restrict the workforce pipeline in businesses Wyoming desperately needs.  Property taxes impact many services including the care of our local roads, law enforcement, fair grounds, weed and pest, and education.

One particular service is Central Wyoming College’s partnership with all the Fremont County School Districts.  The FC BOCHES is completely funded by a small property tax, and funds local high school kids’ college tuition for college classes in their high schools as well as home school kids coming to CWC.  During the 2023-2024 academic year, a total of 7,947 college credits were completed by high school students at CWC at no cost to the student’s family. Without this funding, this very important kickstart to higher education would be significantly diminished.  

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