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The staff member said neighbors might contact the council about either phase and advised clarifying which phase callers reference. A councilor asked for a discussion about Harriet Preiner construction to enable communication with affected neighbors; staff said they would be \"ready for that next week,\" and councilors indicated they would follow up.

This item was discussion-only: staff aired a procedural caution about communications and the council arranged a near-term staff briefing to coordinate neighborhood outreach.

Ending: Staff will prepare to brief councilors next week on Harriet Preiner construction and the LED phase transition so council members can communicate accurately with neighbors.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City of Casper | May 6th, 2025 | City Council Pre-Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","City staff warned councilors that one LED project is closing while another opens in the same neighborhood and urged clear communication; councilors requested a neighborhood briefing on Harriet Preiner construction next week.","taxTitle","Casper, Natrona, Wyoming","taxId",3791,"location","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6249283,"Council to consider incorporating health department funding request into city budget",146,2194000,2340000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3206080-b2c890004584b7b426b0197ea7a6bc33&start=2194&end=2340","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3206080-b2c890004584b7b426b0197ea7a6bc33/thumbnail_2194000.jpg","/articles/6249283/Casper/Natrona/Wyoming/Council-to-consider-incorporating-health-department-funding-request-into-city-budget","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6249283-160465f9e43ed51a25c9de1fdebd7b3c/orig.mp4?Expires=1771019578&Signature=W0vG2DrJAsdIAx83SoJV-gXucb9doJzh~RdSdfkRV9JXsQTRwUtk7vJMvOsxw5~ntQZnZb3INth8EjxwzBZLCZyud7dMYJDz25Fe4dJyCExLvbS0XdpNCmFyp53SC325kxtmoyfF0FdUbhoFQXXCtoLDRCViRemGG6YhMow9qAkDcNiYWhGatfsgfVMLoBFrP5prVjsXwwxENHsUtnACV32aciAGYRpuQ4wm8ElyGtK6PBMruAv9uIasgr~7w4Q9zoqQAdll6A-9io-q7XH62CWxw~MeMDqFC4qTG5YWVX9-1tR1FihpfkS8swDwOwzvX1U2-GeiCnmKAfXjRPoFtA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The city manager told the Casper City Council he plans to include a recent funding request from the county health department in the city's budget development. \"We plan to incorporate the request into the development of the budget, which would bring the city's contribution to, dollars 600,000 even on an annual basis,\" the city manager said. He added that this would represent a restoration toward earlier funding levels.

Councilors discussed the distribution of health department funding across local jurisdictions. One councilor said Casper, the county and Mills contribute but other municipalities in the county do not appear to be contributing; the councilor asked whether other cities could be engaged to share the cost. A councilor and the city manager noted that by statute when a city becomes first-class it opens the jurisdiction to the health department, making funding discussions more complex.

Councilors asked for additional dialogue with other municipalities and county partners about funding shares. No formal appropriation or vote was taken at the pre-meeting; the manager’s statement reflected a planning posture for the budget process.

Ending: The manager will include the health department request in budget development; councilors requested further intermunicipal discussion about funding responsibilities and distribution.","The city manager said he plans to include a health department funding request in the coming budget that would raise the city's annual contribution; councilors discussed jurisdictional funding disparities among municipalities and counties.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6249288,"Council agrees to let mayor seek state feasibility review for Fort Casper",221,1945000,2166000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3206080-b2c890004584b7b426b0197ea7a6bc33&start=1945&end=2166","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3206080-b2c890004584b7b426b0197ea7a6bc33/thumbnail_1945000.jpg","/articles/6249288/Casper/Natrona/Wyoming/Council-agrees-to-let-mayor-seek-state-feasibility-review-for-Fort-Casper","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6249288-8561cc570fde2cc26b44bfdef5e5ae82/orig.mp4?Expires=1771019578&Signature=Aprz4Gx9jA8X9YFZfFxuZcTrCbG0ewc2PJ4MnHKCONCb5iT0PtTIUfoLsmrHlRZLyjmVDa-tr3vji5e22STm3aiRmE6d7-PTsgeAfcrcx-kepFAQZSBfKOpzc2OtNwbWn7ldbCgRsN2dGU6NKqSZXHxafzHTT-Ik2EQpNqZ7uGGrhDhtrQfudgIrp5K~MCvqCYMD5gH5ctshXuFN6i78Y2hHcUUiD0RskWp1lmsBZXQgeaLVAhHzvrBbo91-EYu15Suzcx~Z0hZoKM6Z-cjFpC-2KO85oOgdEoR~0B4qLcQmuMPYqW~iXmCnvFWydZWCm93Mgh2yS7jCQ56Qwd9DWA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The mayor asked the council at the pre-meeting for permission to send a letter to the state parks department asking for a feasibility study on designating Fort Casper as a state park. The city manager framed the request as a first step and cautioned that the study would be advisory. \"I think it's important to note that, this is not one of those things that, if they view it as being good to go ... the state nor the city have an obligation to do what it is that's recommended,\" the city manager said.

Councilors expressed support for initiating the conversation but noted the larger political and funding steps that would follow any favorable assessment. One councilor observed that even if the department recommended state stewardship, the legislature would need to authorize funding and staffing. The city manager agreed: \"If the employees of the department ... think it's the best idea ... that does not mean that the legislature will buy onto it, and actually authorize this to happen.\"

The council gave the mayor permission to sign the letter to the state parks department; no further commitment or city obligation was made. The city manager described the request as a prudent first step to understand options and potential cost savings if the state assumed operations.

Ending: The council authorized the mayor to request a feasibility assessment; any state-level adoption would be subject to the department’s findings and subsequent legislative or budgetary approvals.","Council authorized the mayor to sign a letter asking state parks to study the feasibility of taking Fort Casper as a state park; the city manager cautioned the review would be nonbinding and any transfer would require further approvals, including possible legislative action and budget authorization.",{"_33":99,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":100,"_41":101,"_43":102,"_45":103,"_47":104,"_49":105,"_51":106,"_53":107,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":108,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":109,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6249293,"Casper city manager delivers initial budget summary: $183.6 million proposed",130,652000,782000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3206080-b2c890004584b7b426b0197ea7a6bc33&start=652&end=782","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3206080-b2c890004584b7b426b0197ea7a6bc33/thumbnail_652000.jpg","/articles/6249293/Casper/Natrona/Wyoming/Casper-city-manager-delivers-initial-budget-summary-1836-million-proposed","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6249293-66e7f55da0dd5bed63c59e9ffc8f0bcc/orig.mp4?Expires=1771019578&Signature=iqmbj~2i9Yeac7uHqhzKlhukCN4b-7kfQOVitCG-3Nr6BuXcc2zA07EJJgmmQG6Q~MSSC5G5J8iIExOOwgFeKmh-ivZuGJpTexvMi6noFVMTlqaDwYFGELH7GhnWlKKgs7eS86ms9K1L-cJdQ39I8JRgs3eIBXCWPDmdMjnfCvMvMJchc7bk1nDS2rTS598LhBGfThiVma5EvwsOwBRDF1b54J0OcnFhXD54oVFubAAWrajzgm1kPMBpDpnvHrMURlEjuEZ84HmFRonzxly68n-VvM~5976aFv1gbMB7XthM52klxwNC39fx8FyutmgfFrT4jdiUq10wy6mb6uI5Uw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The city manager presented a preliminary budget summary to the Casper City Council at the pre-meeting and said the summary fulfills the city's statutory obligation to deliver the document. \"In your packets, you will see the layout, if you will, for the 183,600,000 that we're anticipating, spending over the next year,\" the city manager said.

The city manager emphasized this is an initial delivery step and contains no detailed analysis: \"This stage of budget delivery does not include any analysis or any, things that we need to discuss ... This is just the very first step that we need to take in order to deliver the budget to you, which will culminate ... in the work sessions coming up toward the end of this month,\" he said.

Councilors asked whether the packet delivery affects the meeting agenda; the city manager confirmed the summary delivery is separate from tonight's other agenda actions. No formal vote or amendment to the budget was taken during the pre-meeting. The manager noted upcoming work sessions where councilors will review details and ask questions.

Ending: The summary was accepted as meeting the statutory requirement; councilors will review the full budget in scheduled work sessions later this month.","The city manager presented the first-stage budget summary and said it meets statutory delivery obligations; the presentation did not include analysis and work sessions are planned later in the month.",{"_33":111,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":112,"_41":113,"_43":114,"_45":115,"_47":116,"_49":117,"_51":118,"_53":119,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":120,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":121,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6249297,"Blue Peak outlines cause of April outage, details resident restoration and complaints process",1163,791000,1954000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3206080-b2c890004584b7b426b0197ea7a6bc33&start=791&end=1954","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3206080-b2c890004584b7b426b0197ea7a6bc33/thumbnail_791000.jpg","/articles/6249297/Casper/Natrona/Wyoming/Blue-Peak-outlines-cause-of-April-outage-details-resident-restoration-and-complaints-process","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6249297-c21a6aa46af4486ea84ed54fc0347ee8/orig.mp4?Expires=1771019578&Signature=XNs9fRnxgXtqnOTP6~ai-Wz-fhk7kSbnkEk1TRlW44l87mgBdO6rLStXZCF-J4IPjdHK~FHh82InTt8E9e4E7w-IRo4TdJ7In1PdkhEuNxq9aAyLe1zAAyNrA~O7QOU0NZFy4gXVNawtaUfVWgYvtF6WGSXhwaAfZbGS~9DMMf7ebPJ7m9dRNVSu-zs7-CAxTIURBrfD5oYxQyjwula4isk75GPOSus9zrZNuEj7cptEW45j9u2TCR0C8bRDPykhdUUlo2FtwUsA2nrTX1hW07R4TbzIONQWA11lRR39myiOLTXuAYE1mTIx7undZG7demksYmBiLbDx1S43eCyokg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Lucas Peterson, government affairs representative for Blue Peak Fiber Internet, told the Casper City Council at its pre-meeting that a subcontractor strike on April 22 caused a service outage. \"We had a subcontractor crew ... They were doing permitted and authorized work,\" Peterson said, and the crew had submitted an 811 locate request before digging.

Peterson said the strike occurred because an unmarked underground fiber line owned by another provider was not located and was hit during the work. \"Once it occurred, our contractors immediately stopped work, contacted that provider, stayed on-site, until they got there, and then also assisted, as they could to help bring service back online,\" he said.

Randy Butler, Blue Peak's director of government affairs, described the company's resident communications and remediation workflow. He said the company sends a postcard about 30 days before construction, a follow-up postcard about 15 days before, a letter with FAQs, door-hanger tags about three days before work, and yard signs with QR codes when work begins. Butler said residents who call the listed phone number reach a Blue Peak call center in Sioux Falls staffed by company employees. \"Once a call happens, and the complaint happens ... that ticket will then go to Mike. He'll get notification of that ticket, call the resident, ... surveys the property, sees what needs to be done to fix it, and return it back to the state it's supposed to be in,\" Butler said.

Councilors raised questions about secondary impacts of outages, including whether 911 service and SOS apps would function during outages and how mobile carriers interconnect with fiber providers. Peterson and Butler declined to speak for other network operators. Peterson said Blue Peak confirmed it submitted the locate ticket to utilities and that it is unclear why the other provider's line went unmarked.

Councilors also described individual constituent complaints about incomplete restoration of private lawns, sprinkler systems and easements. Butler said Blue Peak can reimburse residents or arrange contractors to complete restoration, and that the company has in some cases paid contractors directly to avoid imposing an up-front cost on residents.

Butler offered to circulate business cards and an email contact to the full council so councilors can refer constituent complaints directly to Blue Peak staff. He also said Blue Peak holds weekly or biweekly coordination meetings with city staff during construction season.

Discussion-only items included council suggestions that Blue Peak clarify construction notices to say explicitly when work will cross private property, because several residents reported they expected work only in the street or alley. Butler said he would pass that feedback to the company's marketing team.

Ending: Blue Peak said it will provide direct contact information to councilors and continue coordination meetings with city staff; councilors said they will pass individual cases through the company's ticketing workflow for investigation and restoration.","Blue Peak Fiber told Casper City Council a subcontractor struck an unmarked underground cable April 22, prompting an outage; the company described its resident notification and restoration process and said it will share direct contact information for follow-up.","actionData","errors"]

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