Our View: I-80's a resource

Interstate 80 is a resource Green River and Sweetwater County can’t ignore.

During the public comment period for last week’s Sweetwater County Planning and Zoning Commission hearing regarding the Love’s Truck Stop proposal, Kael Jasperson, vice chairman of the Jamestown-Rio Vista Water and Sewer District called the interstate a resource that should be developed.

Jasperson also mentioned the looming situation with coal and the uncertain future surrounding the Jim Bridger Power Plant. As coal continues to decline, we need to be open to other sources of jobs and revenue. For Jasperson, one of tho...