Water project impacts trees

It may have been a while since plans were formed to put in a new water line from Green River to Rock Springs, but the project is now underway.

With construction starting, residents on Railroad Avenue, were wondering what the city was doing and why plans were in place to remove several large pines from the property. This property is the grassy area located next to the Railroad Depot, often referred to as a park.

According to Mark Westenskow, the city’s public works director, back in 2013 the city of Rock Springs and the city of Green River looked at four options on where to locate the new...