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⛰️ FIRST TRACKS
Courthouse clock starts this morning. Teton County commissioners are in session today (Mon, Sep 28) at 9 a.m. at 150 Courthouse Drive in Driggs — Zoom on the county agenda. Headline hour is 11 a.m.: Wild Water / Teton West School rezone on N Hwy 33. Same day carries land-code hearings and the S.M.A.S.H. recreation-center appeal. Commissioners are on the calendar again tomorrow. (County commissioners page; eScribe meetings)
Driggs special session tonight. City Council meets in special session at City Hall — notice lists 5:30 p.m. gather, 6 p.m. call to order — then executive session on legal/design revisions for the South Fifth & Johnson Ave improvements. (Driggs City Council meetings)
Fall weather flip. NWS for the Driggs area: showers and thunderstorms today, then a clean stretch — highs mid-60s to low-70s, overnight lows near freezing through the week. Classic late-September valley: frost risk on the edges, jacket mornings, sunny afternoons. (NWS forecast)
Last market Friday. Teton Valley Farmers Market’s Driggs season runs through Friday, Oct 2, 9 a.m.–1 p.m. at City Plaza, 60 S Main — last Friday of the season.
(Teton Valley Farmers Market — Driggs)
🛣️ PASS & PAVEMENT
Idaho: ID-33 open for through traffic; ITD starts closing five minor driveway/access points between Driggs and Victor on Thu, Oct 1 (use 500 W and the numbered south roads). Check before you leave — 511.idaho.gov · ITD notice
Pass: WY-22 over Teton Pass open; wet with rain/fog this morning on the Wilson–state line stretch, 60,000-lb weight limit still up, and new Safe Pass travel restrictions start Oct 1 — pre-certify if you tow or run 10k+ GVW — WYDOT D3 · Safe Pass
Targhee: Closed for fall off-season; winter 26/27 opens Fri, Nov 20 (snow-dependent) — Targhee hours
🏔️ THE HIGH LINE
Monday at the courthouse: private school on 33, family land splits, and an appeal
Teton County commissioners meet today at 9 a.m. in the Commissioners’ Meeting Room, 150 Courthouse Drive, Driggs. The land-use block stacks three public hearings:
10:00 a.m. — Cook / Residential-2.5 zone (land development code amendment)
10:30 a.m. — Administrative / family land divisions (LDC amendment)
11:00 a.m. — Wild Water / Teton West School zone change at 2301 N Hwy 33 — about 6.5 acres from RN-5 to Industrial Research for a small four-year private high school in the old furniture buildings
Commissioners opened the school hearing Sep 14, took no vote, and put deliberation on today’s clock so a development agreement could cover traffic, pedestrian access, and utilities. Highway 33 access was most of what they talked about last time. Same agenda also lists written decisions on the Spud Drive-In special use permit and the Moose Creek (THH LLC) guest-ranch land-code amendment, plus the S.M.A.S.H. recreation-center appeal, solid-waste equipment buys, and a Priority Dispatch agreement for 911 call-taking software. Guest speakers include Idaho Fish & Game and Superintendent Brian Ashton (Teton School District 401). (County schedule; agenda via eScribe)
What it means for you: if you drive Hwy 33 north of Driggs, care who builds what outside city limits, or have been following the guest-ranch / recreation-center paper trail, Monday is when the record moves again. Show up or watch the Zoom if either map touches your commute or your backyard.
🏡 THE LAND REPORT
Driveway math on 33 starts Thursday. Beginning Oct 1, ITD (with Teton County) will permanently close five minor access points on SH-33 between Driggs and Victor — at 1520, 2116, 3228, 3714, and 4760 S. 500 W., plus two nearby four-wheeler tracks. Through traffic on SH-33 is not supposed to stop for the work; residents redirect via 500 West and the major south county roads (1000–6000 South). The change ties to the county’s Safe Streets for All study. Expect crews and barriers through the fall. (ITD news release, Sep 21, 2026)
Driggs streets + next Tuesday’s hearing. Tonight’s special council session is executive-session only on South Fifth & Johnson. Next regular council is Tue, Oct 6, 6 p.m. at City Hall with a public hearing on ZC26-1 — 1.87 acres on East Ross Ave from RS-7 to RM-2 (multi-family). (Driggs council; public notices)
Still watching (Victor). The Kunz ~56-acre Baseline/Aspen rezone (RS-16 → denser RS-7) was continued toward Oct 14 after planning recommended denial — confirm the posted October Victor agenda before you mark the calendar. AJ Linnell Trail easements were accepted 2–1 last week; groundwork still waits on signatures and a separate BLM piece.
Wed, Sep 30: the joint powers agreement between Teton School District 401 and Teton Valley Parks & Recreation reaches the end of its initial term at midnight (per last Digest). Watch school and parks packets for any revised draft.
Tetonia neighbors: Idaho DEQ is taking comment through Mon, Oct 5, 5 p.m. MT on draft reuse permit renewal M-208-04 for the city’s wastewater plant (recycled water to ~42 acres of hay west of town). Comments: John.sedlmayr@deq.idaho.gov. (DEQ notice)
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🥾 TRAIL MIX
Your week, sorted.
Mon, Sep 28, 9 a.m.: Teton County Commission; Wild Water / Teton West School rezone at 11 a.m., Driggs courthouse. (eScribe)
Mon, Sep 28, 5:30 / 6 p.m.: Driggs City Council special meeting — executive session on S 5th & Johnson Ave. (City of Driggs)
Tue, Sep 29: County Commission second session (check the day-of agenda on the county schedule). School board work session listed 4 p.m., district office, 481 N Main, Driggs — confirm on the TSD401 board page / calendar before you go.
Wed, Sep 30: School–parks joint powers agreement reaches end of initial term — watch for any revised draft on school or parks packets.
Thu, Oct 1: ITD begins closing the five listed SH-33 minor accesses between Driggs and Victor. (ITD) · WY-22 Safe Pass restrictions take effect — safepass.wyoroad.info
Fri, Oct 2, 9 a.m.–1 p.m.: Driggs Farmers Market — last Friday of the season, City Plaza, 60 S Main. (Market site)
Sat–Sun, Oct 3–4: Quiet on the verified valley list so far — send us anything we’ve missed.
Mark ahead: Mon, Oct 5, 5 p.m. — DEQ Tetonia reuse-permit comment closes. Tue, Oct 6, 6 p.m. — Driggs council, East Ross multi-family hearing.
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❤️ NEIGHBORS
From the corkboard around Driggs: the usual flyers are still circulating — Axis Gravel, Roger Crafts, Uprooted Tattooing, Bodywork & Recovery, Furry Bellies, and whoever taped up something new this week. These aren’t paid ads — they’re who’s putting paper up. If you’re one of them and want a real slot in the Digest, reply partner.
🌄 ONE MORE RUN
This is where your photo goes. First hard frost on the river grass, alpenglow after the storm clears, last-market produce stacked on the Plaza — reply with your best shot and a credit, and we’ll close an issue with it.
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