Cooper v. Town of Pinedale

HILL, Justice.

The Appellants, taxpayers and water service purchasers (collectively Cooper), challenge the authority of the Town of Pinedale (Town) to borrow money from the State of Wyoming for the purpose of reconstructing the municipal water system. The district court ruled that Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 15-1-103(a)(xlii)(Michie 1997) 1 was a specific statute affording such authority to the Town, and it also ruled that the question had become moot because of the construction of the water system. We hold that the matter had not become moot, but we agree with the district court that the Town possessed…