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WPLI members draft final recommendations

WORLAND — Washakie County’s Wyoming Public Lands Initiative (WPLI) Advisory Committee met Tuesday at the Washakie County Fairgrounds to finalize a year-long consensus process, effectively agreeing on three recommendations to determine best-use for county wilderness study areas (WSA).

After Tuesday’s meeting, which included a unanimous decision to reject a recent Wilderness Society-sponsored propos...