Council awards Wellhead building upgrades to Archon Inc.; approves application for Zone 1 water tank funding

The Laramie City Council on Aug. 5 unanimously awarded the Wellhead Building Upgrades Project to Archon Inc. and approved a resolution authorizing submission of an application to the State Loan and Investment Board to fund a Zone 1 tank project that the city said would provide treated water storage to serve the majority of Laramie residents.

Both measures passed on recorded votes of 8–0, according to the council recap. The recap did not list individual council member votes or the dollar amount of the State Loan and Investment Board application.

City materials summarized in the recap said the Zone 1 tank project would allow for a new treated water storage facility to serve the majority of citizens of Laramie. The next procedural steps reported in the meeting recap are submission of the loan application to the State Loan and Investment Board and project implementation steps following funding approval.

The recap did not include a timeline for construction, the proposed loan amount, or additional financing details.