Across Wyoming, many local governments are voicing discontent over the steep property tax cuts the Legislature passed earlier this year and say they're finding it difficult to maintain services.

At the same time, those who support the tax cuts say they force governments to be frugal, live within their means and cut the fat from their budgets.

Former Laramie County GOP Chair Khale Lenhart has been one of the voices for local governments trying to make up for the shortfall.

Gov. Mark Gordon in March signed Senate File 69, which creates a permanent 25% property tax exemption for the first $1 million of the value of a single-family home.

The final bill did not include a provision to reimburse local jurisdictions for the lost revenue, a point of extended debate during the legislative sessio

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