Basecamp Hospitality’s white geodesic domes near Jackson Hole Mountain Resort in Teton County have been described by Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon as “white pimples” on the landscape. County Commission Chairman Luther Propst shares his thoughts on the glamping tents: “We’re putting up a major lodging facility, on a septic tank, in the headwaters of an already impaired stream, that is an important economic asset for the county because of its fisheries.” That’s a big issue in and of itself, Propst said, but it’s not even the biggest complaint he has with the facility. “We have a situation here where the developer has failed to address basic human safety,” Propst said. “We are not addressing fire safety, and there’s nothing more fundamental to local government than ensuring the safety of people who rent a hotel room and people who have sworn to go in and fight a fire in that hotel room.”
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