ESSENTIAL SERVICES.
STRONGER FREMONT.
What is
Forward Fremont County?
Fremont County depends on reliable emergency response, transportation access, and regional connectivity to support daily life across our communities.
These services range from ambulance response in rural areas to transportation for medical appointments and work to air service that helps connect Fremont County to healthcare, business, and tourism, and they matter to families and individuals across the county.
The proposed ¾ penny sales tax is designed to help support these essential countywide services and keep them viable for the future.
This is about saying YES to:
Reliable emergency response
Access and opportunity
Support for working families and seniors
Rural communities
Keeping Fremont County connected
Supporting local business and industry jobs
Forward Fremont County is focused on protecting and stabilizing the essential services that keep us connected and independent
Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
When minutes matter
Reliable access to emergency ambulance service protects families, seniors, workers, ranchers, visitors, and rural communities throughout Fremont County.
In a county with long distances, rural roads, and growing service demands, emergency response times matter. The peace of mind that comes from knowing these services are there is invaluable.
Stabilizing EMS funding helps support:
ambulance availability
staffing and response capacity
equipment and fleet needs
countywide emergency readiness
It doesn’t matter if it’s a vehicle accident, stroke, heart attack, ranch injury, or outdoor recreation emergency; Fremont County residents all benefit from reliable emergency response available when they need it.
Public Transportation
Access means opportunity
Public transportation is about more than getting from one place to another. It helps connect people to healthcare, work, childcare, groceries, school, and everyday life.
Transportation services support:
seniors maintaining independence
workforce participation
healthcare access
families and youth
rural and reservation communities
shoppers and the businesses they frequent
Not everyone has reliable transportation every day. Public transportation services help keep Fremont County connected and moving.
Transportation funding can support multiple qualifying public transportation providers across our communities.
Air Service
Keeping Fremont County connected
Commercial air service helps keep Fremont County accessible for families, healthcare providers, businesses, workers, visitors, and future opportunities.
Reliable air service supports:
healthcare recruitment and access
local businesses and workforce needs
tourism and visitor spending
professional travel and connectivity
family connection and travel opportunities
Strong regional access helps our community stay competitive, connected, and open for opportunity.
More than 25,000 annual enplanements demonstrate the importance of air service to Fremont County residents, businesses, and visitors.
Why a ¾ Penny Sales Tax?
This initiative proposes a ¾ penny sales tax to help support essential countywide services. Unlike a property tax increase, a sales tax spreads the cost more broadly across residents, visitors, and travelers who use services throughout Fremont County. That means the responsibility for supporting these services is shared more widely instead of falling only on local property owners.
This approach helps support countywide access to EMS and ambulance response, public transportation, and commercial air service. For many rural communities, this means access to important services without relying solely on local property tax increases.
This is an investment in keeping Fremont County safe, independent, and prepared for the future.
Trust & Accountability
Funding generated through this initiative is dedicated specifically and exclusively to:
EMS and ambulance services
public transportation
commercial air service
These funds are intended to help support essential countywide services residents rely on every day. They also help support local matching requirements that are often necessary to secure additional state and federal funding opportunities. Many state and federal transportation and service-related grants require local matching funds (excluding bus fares) in order to qualify.
Without local investment, Fremont County could risk losing access to additional outside funding opportunities that help strengthen essential services. This initiative helps Fremont County compete for and secure additional resources that can support long-term service stability and future improvements.
Local investment helps both maintain and bring in more resources to Fremont County.
Strong communities need strong connections.