WHEATLAND — The Platte County Commission approved a resolution to put a 1 percent specific purpose excise tax question on the Aug. 21 primary election ballot during the commission’s regular meeting March 6, according to the minutes.
The county currently collects the specific purpose excise tax to pay for its nursing home, which will be paid off in 2019. The county will cease collecting the tax at that time if voters do not approve the tax again.
According to the resolution, the ballot question will ask voters to approve three separate propositions that could be funded with the sales tax:
▪ Platte County’s proposition to remodel its historic courthouse for $4.875 million.
▪ Platte County Fair Board’s proposition to renovate the 4-H Building at the county fairgrounds for $4.72 million.

▪ Municipal projects totaling just over $7 million, including Chugwater’s request for $802,400 to pay for street reconstruction/repair and to buy a multi-use tractor; Glendo’s request for $413,000 to convert the Old Town Shop into a community center; Guernsey’s request for $2.95 million to upgrade its water system, including refurbishing the water tank and pipelines, as well as installing a dedicated water line with chlorination; Hartville’s request for $336,300 to improve the town’s water pipeline, cemetery, firehouse and town shop building, as well as to buy equipment; and Wheatland’s request for just over $2.5 million to upgrade the town’s electrical system, repair wastewater ponds and repair the Black Mountain water tower.
Before the tax can be placed on the Aug. 21 ballot, the County Commission and then governing bodies of at least 2/3 of the municipalities must adopt resolutions approving the propositions. Glendo Town Council adopted its resolution during its regular meeting March 7.
In other business, the Platte County Commission:
▪ Approved vouchers totaling $445,442.45.
▪ Approved a request for proposals for engineering design services for Phase 3 Palmer Canyon Road bridge at the Laramie River. Bids are due at the clerk’s office by 4 p.m. March 27.
▪ Canceled taxes for Isreal. M. Monica for tax years 2008-15 totaling $442.57 due to an affidavit filed in 2015 stating the mobile home was destroyed without the taxes being paid.
▪ Confirmed Brian Hillier of Benefit Health Advisor as the county’s insurance agent of record.
▪ Approved the additional professional services fee of $6,500 for Tim Belton of Malone Belton Abel P.C.
▪ Held executive session for about 10 minutes, but took no action following executive discussion.
The Platte County Commission’s next regular meeting is at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday in the commission chambers in the basement of the courthouse.