Wyoming’s State Board of Land Commissioners approved on Thursday a proposal to sell state-owned trust land to the federal government that lies within the boundary of Grand Teton National Park.
The board, comprising Gov. Mark Gordon and four other state officials, approved in a 3–2 vote to sell the 640-acre Kelly Parcel land for $100 million. The land will become part of Grand Teton National Park.
Before the vote, Wyoming Senate President Ogden Driskill expressed support for the proposal, suggesting that selling the state land could benefit Wyoming public education.
“There’s clearly a right decision to be made. This is a very rare opportunity for you to do the right thing for education in Wyoming,” Driskill said….