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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.
Wyoming News
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
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Cheyenne tap water safe after fresh testing finds minimal lead
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The City of Cheyenne’s latest federally required tap-water screening found lead levels within federal limits at most sampled homes, though two addresses registered above the threshold that prompts extra attention. The results leave the utility below the EPA’s intervention trigger, but they renew focus on older plumbing, ongoing replacement plans and simple steps residents can take now to lower exposure risk.
Wyoming News
City Council rejects proposal to set aside up to $10M for stormwater needs
CHEYENNE — Members of the Cheyenne City Council rejected a resolution this week that would have established a mechanism to set aside up to $10 million from the city’s general fund reserves for stormwater infrastructure. The resolution would have allowed the city to consider transferring excess general fund balances to its stormwater runoff management system account when reserves exceeded 365 days of operating expenditures. The city’s existing policy requires a minimum of 120 days of operating expenditures to remain in reserves. City Attorney John Brodie said at an Oct. 20 Finance Committee meeting that his office worked with Councilwoman Michelle Aldrich, sponsor of the resolution, and the city Treasurer’s Office to establish the mechanics of the resolution, which would use an existing stormwater account created nearly two years ago. City officials approved the city’s stormwater runoff management fee in December 2024. It would have charged property owners 24 cents per 100 square feet of hard surface area. The proposal faced significant public opposition and a legal challenge from local business owner Brian Tyrrell, who argued at the time that the fee was unconstitutional. Subsequently, members of the City Council voted 7-3 on March 23 to repeal the fee before it
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(LETTERS) House District 11 race and housing costs
Cap City News publishes letters, cartoons and opinions as a public service. The content does not necessarily reflect the opinions of Cap City News or its employees. Letters to the editor can be submitted by emailing editor@oilcity.news. The importance of voting in the HD 11 race. Dear Cheyenne,. On Tuesday,...
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Wyoming Women’s History House celebrates 25 years in Laramie
Twenty-five years ago, the Wyoming Women’s History House opened in downtown Laramie to celebrate how the state led the nation in women’s suffrage. This month, the Louisa Swain Foundation rededicated the house’s courtyard to U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis, Jon Johnson and Ray Hunkins — three of the house’s original supporters. The foundation also dedicated the courtyard’s two new gardens to Diana Enzi, wife of the late Sen. Mike Enzi, and in memory of Bobbi Barrasso, the wife of Sen. John Barrasso.
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Artist, paint crews to return to North City water tower to cover up blank north side
Cheyenne, Wyo. - The water tower mural saga is not over just yet, as even though the North City tank has paint on the south side, most of the north side still sits blank, well plans are in the works to change that. Eric McDonald, Founder & CEO for CHP...
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Cheyenne Happenings (10/30, 10/31): Trick or Treat Street, Stephen King’s ‘Misery,’ more
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The weekend is almost upon us, which means you made it through another week. You should be proud of yourself, and you should treat yourself to the myriad of activities happening throughout Cheyenne this weekend. From a Trick or Treat Street at the Wyoming State Capitol, to a production of Stephen King’s “Misery,” a Halloween pub crawl and more, this is what’s happening this weekend in Cheyenne.
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One statewide project aiming to investigate the Wyoming State Amphibian at Labonte Lake
Laramie, Wyo. - The City Parks Department and the University of Wyoming's Biodiversity Institute are collaborating to set minnow traps within Labonte Lake to collect Western Tiger Salamander larvae. Senior Project coordinator, Mason Lee, says they hope to find salamanders staying within the water rather than migrating. "And what we...
Wyoming News
City Council rejects proposal to set aside up to $10M for stormwater needs
CHEYENNE — Members of the Cheyenne City Council rejected a resolution this week that would have established a mechanism to set aside up to $10 million from the city’s general fund reserves for stormwater infrastructure. The resolution would have allowed the city to consider transferring excess general fund balances to its stormwater runoff management system account when reserves exceeded 365 days of operating expenditures. The city’s existing policy requires a minimum of 120 days of operating expenditures to remain in reserves. City Attorney John Brodie said at an Oct. 20 Finance Committee meeting that his office worked with Councilwoman Michelle Aldrich, sponsor of the resolution, and the city Treasurer’s Office to establish the mechanics of the resolution, which would use an existing stormwater account created nearly two years ago. City officials approved the city’s stormwater runoff management fee in December 2024. It would have charged property owners 24 cents per 100 square feet of hard surface area. The proposal faced significant public opposition and a legal challenge from local business owner Brian Tyrrell, who argued at the time that the fee was unconstitutional. Subsequently, members of the City Council voted 7-3 on March 23 to repeal the fee before it