Natural gas plan inches forward

Mayor Paul Brooks’ plan to introduce natural gas to the City of Sundance has taken another small step forward with the introduction of a consultant to determine whether the idea is fiscally feasible. Brooks met with representatives from Powder River Energy at the end of November, he told the council last week.

“We came up with more questions than answers, but they have a consultant they are going to bring in on January 16 to look at numbers,” he said.

Brooks told the council that he and Clerk Treasurer Kathy Lenz have been gathering numbers diligently to hopefully facilitate a closer look at w...