On December 11, 2025, the Cheyenne City Council convened a public hearing to review a preliminary list of projects for the upcoming six penny sales tax ballot, scheduled for an election in August 2026. Chief of Staff Amber Ash presented an overview of over 20 proposed projects totaling approximately $120 million, a reduction from an initial $190 million request. The meeting focused on gathering public feedback regarding the necessity, prioritization, and viability of these initiatives, particularly the Reed Avenue Rail Corridor and the Johnson Pool. Council members engaged in detailed discussions regarding funding parameters, ownership structures, and specific logistical concerns raised by citizens and stakeholders.
Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the December 10th public hearing on the six penny sales tax. Let's start with uh calling of the roll. Mr. Escobel. Mr. Layborn. Here. Mr. Moody. Here. Dr. Rinney. Present. Mr. Seagrave. Present. Mr. White. Present. Mr. Wolf. Here. Dr. Aldrich. Mayor Collins. Here. Dr. Emmons. Present. One member is absent. We do have a quorum. That's awesome. You know, it's not on the agenda, but let's rise and say the Pledge of Allegiance, please. I pledge allegiance to the United States of America. And to the Republic for which it stands. One agent undervisible with liberty underall. Review of proposed six penny projects. Cheyenne fire rescue, station two replacement relocation, station six replacement relocation, replacement of three fleet apparatus and loose equipment, two type, one engines, and one straight stick ladder truck, and miscellaneous equipment. City Council, Downtown Improvement Projects, Reed Avenue Corridor, and Remodel of Cheyenne Auxiliary Pumping Station, Community Recreation and Events, Greenway Maintenance and Johnson Pool Renovation, Engineers Office, Road Maintenance, Outside Entity, Airport and Arts and Aviation Center, Planning and Development, Greenway Reconstruction, Police Department, Digital Equipment and Software for Operations, Firearms Training Facility Improvements, Multipurpose Rescue and Response Vehicles, and Multi-based Storage Building and Public Works, Addition and Rmodel of Exciting Municipal Building. Thank you. That was a long list. So over the last few months, the city council has been holding work sessions to start talking about different projects that we might want to put onto the uh six penny sales tax as an opportunity to educate ourselves and also to educate the public and let the public know what we were working and thinking about uh for our next six penny sales tax. Uh so we thought maybe we would start the meeting today with our chief of staff, Amber Ash, doing a short presentation on the projects that have been uh uh brought to our attention, and then we'd open up to the public to talk about those projects and uh and then the governing body. And the purpose of this uh meeting, I think today is just to uh uh get on to the record all the projects we're considering, asking the public if there's anything more that we need to add. And um looking forward to hearing your feedback. So with that, Chief of Staff Ash, please. Hey, um well, good evening, Amber Ash, Chief of Staff for the City of Cheyenne. Um, so tonight I've we prepared a high-level overview of the different city projects that are being considered for the six penny. Again, this is just the city's projects, so it doesn't include any county product projects or um projects for the smaller communities. Um this overview will serve as a refresher for those who attended the work sessions and then just provide some basic information for those who were unable to participate.