PUBLIC NOTICE
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
TOWN OF LUSK
March 3, 2026, 5:00 P.M.
The Town Council of the Town of Lusk met in regular session at 5:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of Town Hall on Tuesday, March 3rd, 2026. Council Members Present: Mayor Douglas Lytle, Council Members, Thomas Dooper, Ronson Pfister, Chantry Filener, and Ty Tompson. Also Present: Attorney Dennis Meier, Todd Skrukrud, Public Works Director, Dawn L. Hall, Clerk/Treasurer, Mattie Pfister, Deputy Clerk, Jacob Gordon, Chief of Police, Mike Mayville, EMS Director, Trevor Barner, Golf Course Supervisor. Chief Jacob Gordon led everyone in the Pledge of Allegiance.
DOUGLAS LYTLE called the meeting to order at 5:54 p.m.
COUNCIL MEMBER FILENER MOVED, SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER THOMPSON, to approve the consent agenda for items three (3) through six (6). Items on consent agenda: Agenda, Bills, Payroll, Treasurer’s Report, Minutes. MOTION CARRIED. 5-0
Bills: 14 County Tire, Vehicle Repair, $10.64 , Aflac, Payroll Deduction, $391.94 , Allbright’s True Value, Supplies, $595.86 , ALSCO, Mat Rental, $118.80 , Border State Industries, Electrical Parts & supplies, $1,917.21 , Bound Tree Medical LLC, Ambulance Supplies, $217.55, Caselle Inc., Office Support & Maintenance, $1,558.00 , Century Link, Phone Services, $1,467.62 , Communications Technologies, PD Vehicle Lease, $758.20 , Connecting Point, Copier Lease, $100.00 , Doyle J. Davies, Municipal Judge, Supplies, $1,000.00 , Deckers Food Center, Supplies, $29.65 , Delta Dental, Employee Dental Insurance, $1,123.95 , Detroit Transmission Specialist, Fire Truck Repairs, $16,513.80 , Energy Laboratories, Inc, Water Samples, $76.00 , Fairbanks Scales, Scale Maintenance, $5,600.28 , Franks Parts Company, Parts/ Supplies/ Repairs/ Fuel/Oil/ Snow Removal, $2,111.44 , Gorsuch & Sons, Airport Improvement Project, $7,970.73 , Ideal Linen/Bluffs, Parts/Supplies, $89.95 , Jergenson, Doug, Monthly Wage Animal Control, $1,753.00 , Kurtzer's, Equipment Repair , $167.35 , Lumen, Phone, Long Distance, $22.30 , Lusk Herald, Legal Advertising/ Advertising, $3,528.85 , Lusk Lodging Tax Board, Lodging Tax Distribution, $3,047.60 , Matheson Tri-Gas Inc, Ambulance Oxygen, $90.91 , Meier Building, Rent, $800.00 , Meier Law Office, Monthly Retainer, $3,000.00 , Nio. Co Rural Fire Dist., FD New Equipment, $897.60 , Niobrara Chamber of Commerce, Monthly, $187.50 , Niobrara County Library, Monthly, $250.00 , Niobrara County Treasurer, Monthly, $6,301.50 , Niobrara Electric Association, Utilities , $47.39 , Employee, Per Diem , $24.00 , One-Call Wyoming, One-Call Tickets, $28.15 , Pitney Bowes Global Financial, Leasing Charges, $200.00 , Postmaster, Renewal Permit Mailing, $370.00 , Quill, Supplies, $72.50 , Ranchers Feed & Supply, Golf Course Supplies, $124.56 , Silver Cliff Vet Clinic, Animal Control Vet Expense , $116.38 , Sinclair Pine Bluffs, Airport Fuel, $4,954.95 , Stryker Sales, Ambulance New Equipment, $180.96 , TDS Trash Collection Serv., Tipping Fees, $3,329.08 , Thompson Safety, Heartsaver Training, $560.00 , Underground Enterprises, Transfer Station Fees, $2,260.00 , Visa 0681, Subscriptions/ Supplies/ New Equipment/ Postage/ Hotel Reimbursement, $2,647.57 , Visa 0699, Supplies, $990.07 , Visa 1267, Supplies/ Subscriptions/ Support/ Dues/Fees/ Training, $598.00 , Visionary Broadband, Internet Service, $562.80 , W.M.P.A., Power Purchase, $117,773.68 , Western Medical Management, Inc, Ambulance Billing Service, $812.91 , WEX Bank, Fuel , $3,533.20 , Wyoming Dept of Revenue, Sales Tax, $6,877.82 , WY Dept of Transportation, PD Fuel, $1,212.11 , WY Dept. of Workforce Services, Worker’s Compensation, $1,843.64 , WY Educators Benefit Trust, Employee Insurance, $33,988.11 , Lusk State Bank , Health Savings Account , $6,708.41 , Elavon, Office Credit Card Fees, $559.22 , Wyoming Retirement System, Government Contribution, $19,938.96 , Xpress Bill Pay, Maintenance Fees, $155.00 , Empower Trust , WRS 457 Retirement, $100.00 , Lusk State Bank , Payroll FICA/FWT, $12,608.99 , Black Hills Energy, Recycling Center Utilities, $44.78 , Lusk State Bank , ACH Return/Taylor, Brian, $201.95 , Lusk State Bank , Payroll FICA/FWT, $13,073.66 , Empower Trust , WRS 457 Retirement, $100.00 , Verizon Wireless, Ambulance Phones, $86.64 , Lusk State Bank , Payroll FICA/FWT, $2,091.43 , Black Hills Energy, Ambulance Barn Utilities, $396.71 , Black Hills Energy, Shop/Warehouse Utilities, $905.57 , Black Hills Energy, PD Utilities, $148.07, Wyoming Child Support, Writ of Wages, Garnishment, $363.23 , Blair, Sahvanna, Circuit Court Refund , $140.00 , Kruse, Pete, Guernsey Safety Meeting, $19.00 , Lashmett, Justin, Guernsey Safety Meeting, $19.00 , Postmaster, Bulk Mailing, $327.13 , Circuit Court of Nio County, Writ of Wages, Garnishment, $416.13 , Wyoming Child Support, Writ of Wages, Garnishment, $363.23 , AVI PC Engineering, Engineering Fees, $19,525.25 , Oftedal, P2/P3 Sewer & Water, $1,308,353.09 , Quill, Office Supplies, $78.69
Visitors: Leslie Stewart was the only visitor on the agenda. Stewart came to the council to represent America’s 250th Celebration Anniversary. The County Commissioners appointed a committee to help celebrate America’s 250th Anniversary this year. They have received two grants, one from the State and a Recreation Grant as well to help with activities such as A Day in the Life of Hat Creek that happened in September and A Day in the Life of Node in October. Stewart says they have more events planned in Van Tassell and Manville and would like to hold a Day in the Life of Lusk August 8th, 2026. Some of the plans for Lusk are new historical signs for a lot of the old buildings, ten of those signs being placed next to Allbright’s True Value. The signs will also be placed at the Railroad depot, the Elk’s Lodge, the old Jail, and the Library. These signs will have QR code attached to each of them to elaborate the description. August 8th will be an all-day event to include a BBQ at lunch time and a living historical reenactment with 4th through 6th graders. Teri Sanstrum will be present to talk about Railroad History and TeriLou Nelson will talk about current Railroad Workings within Lusk. There will be a speaker at the museum to discuss paleontology and how dinosaurs are a important part of our history. There are tours of the Railroad Depot, a new Dinosaur exhibit, and of the Power Plant. Stewart stated the committee would like to think about having musical entertainment in the evening and asked for suggestions. Mayor Lytle responded, saying the town used to have dances under the overpass years ago that were always a lot of fun.
Douglas E. Lytle, Mayor
ATTEST:
Dawn L. Hall, Clerk/Treasurer
Public Notice No. 6347 published in The Lusk Herald on March 18, 2026.
