CHEYENNE — Wyoming lawmakers continue to pursue legislation that would create additional property tax breaks, including the possibility of eliminating property taxes completely.

Bill drafts were discussed Thursday and Friday while community members testified that they wanted to keep the taxes, saying it’s what keeps Wyoming communities thriving.

Property taxes in Wyoming fund a wide array of public services, including education, law enforcement, fire rescue, and city and county services like park maintenance, garbage collection and snow removal.

As a result of the property tax breaks signed into law over the past two years, the city of Casper lost around $1.8 million in revenue, Casper City Council member Amber Pollock said when the Wyoming Legislature’s Joint Revenue Committee met this

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