Council questions unused software

Crook County Growth and Development Tim Lyons addressed the Moorcroft Town Council at Monday night’s meeting to discuss renewing the contract for the Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) software.

This contract renews to a cost of $756.75 every three years to maintain licensing for the computerized Geological Information Systems (GIS) mapping throughout the county and municipalities. Weston Niobrara Counties are also partners in this contract. The initial invoice is paid by the county and each town then reimburses the county.

The GIS mapping system allows entities to input water/sew...