Urban Growth, Property Taxes, and the Horse Creek Wind Project: Wyoming’s Future at a Crossroads
Wendy highlights how urban growth is rapidly expanding from Cheyenne all the way down to Denver, creating new pressures on housing, infrastructure, and community planning. The conversation also exposes the growing burden of property taxes in Wyoming and how local governments fund projects like roads, law enforcement, and fire departments.
Trent and Wendy tackle the controversial Horse Creek wind project, questioning the real economic impacts of green energy, the billions in subsidies behind it, and how developers target landowners to secure sites. They also review the permitting process and the uncertainty surrounding the project’s future. This episode delivers a hard-hitting look at the collision of energy, growth, taxes, and community values in Wyoming.
