Sublette County commissioners and leaders of the Sublette County Hospital District are locked in a dispute over the county’s withholding of $2.7 million that had been pledged to help build a new long-term care facility, a component of a larger project to give the rural county a hospital.

The Sublette County Commission says its withholding of money is temporary and meant to secure “adequate assurances” that the hospital district will hold up its end of the two entities’ agreements.

The hospital district, however, says it didn’t breach any agreements — and the county government’s move, even if it’s temporary — could have a “catastrophic” effect on health care services in the county.

Both sides are expected to meet Wednesday to discuss a resolution.

The dispute centers on the timeframe i

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