Egbert

Egbert, WY · Municipal
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Months after arson, Cheyenne approves emergency contract for Pumphouse roof repair
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Months after a fire destroyed the roof of Cheyenne’s Historic Pumphouse, the City of Cheyenne has approved an emergency procurement to replace it. The $1,365,402 contract will go to Legacy Construction, the contractor originally approved to provide construction manager at risk work before the fire.
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Advancement of urban farm ordinances spurs strong emotions from county pocket residents
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Ordinances updating the City of Cheyenne’s Unified Development Code and Municipal Code to make room for agriculture as a land use in Cheyenne made it past another round of City Council readings Monday. Fearing that the ordinances don’t do enough to protect their way of life ahead of a looming annexation, county farmers pleaded with the council to reconsider the changes ahead of a final vote in two weeks.
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Cheyenne committee supports permit for gaming center replacing Cadillac Ranch Bar
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — A newly proposed gaming center, an expansion of Wyoming Downs’ Cheyenne footprint, is a step closer to development after the City of Cheyenne’s Public Services Committee advanced a resolution granting the new location a special use permit. The city will look to approve the permit in full during next week’s City Council meeting.
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WY Fresh owners’ pleas met with silence at council meeting; mayor pushes back on criticism
CHEYENNE — Members of the Cheyenne City Council pushed forward four ordinances regarding agricultural regulations during a meeting that featured questions about clarity, and emotional pleas from a WY Fresh Farm and Farmstand owner that went unanswered. The proposed changes, which were discussed at a City Council meeting Monday, come nearly a year after the Kniseley family, who own WY Fresh Farm and Farmstand at 200 Walterscheid Blvd., began pushing back when they found out in January that their property was the subject of the council’s last round of county pocket annexations. The annexation item initially had a March 9 deadline, but due to consistent public pushback and unanswered questions, council members voted that day to delay the annexation until Nov. 9. Now, the council is considering amendments and additions to the city’s Unified Development Code (UDC) that would clarify agricultural regulations, allow gravel parking in certain circumstances, expand where livestock can be kept and permit electric fencing for some agricultural uses. First three of four ordinances The first agriculture ordinance amends the UDC to add and clarify specified use allowances, clarify processes for agricultural uses and provide definitions. The proposal would replace the existing “limited agriculture” category with “gardens