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Commission approves MOU with Cowboy Solar developer for Chalk Bluff Road reconstruction
Summary
Laramie County approved a memorandum of understanding with TGE Wyoming 2 22 LLC (Cowboy Solar) outlining expectations and cost-sharing for reconstruction of Chalk Bluff Road (County Road 203) related to the Cowboy Solar site plan.
The Laramie County Board of County Commissioners approved a memorandum of understanding Jan. 20 with TGE Wyoming 2 22 LLC to reconstruct County Road 203 (Chalk Bluff Road) as a condition of the Cowboy Solar site plan.
Molly Bennett of Laramie County Public Works said the MOU “lays out the expectations of the construction of Chalk Bluff Road from US 85, east all the way around those two corners and laying out the expectations of the applicant and the county.” The document is intended to satisfy conditions attached to the Cowboy Solar site plan (PZ-24-00015) and specifies the parties’ responsibilities and cost-sharing for road work.
Commissioners praised the level of detail negotiated with the developer. “Anybody that reads through this MOU, I think, will be a little bit surprised at the detail that has gone into it,” said Commissioner Heath, noting multiple discussions with the applicant and other stakeholders during the prior year. Commissioners said the rebuilt road is needed and that the county and the company had worked to reach an agreement.
A motion to approve the MOU passed by roll call vote. The hearing record indicates the county will oversee the road work to county standards and that the developer (TGE/Cowboy Solar) is responsible for costs described in the MOU; the county noted prior examples where developers have borne road-construction costs. No specific dollar amounts or construction timeline were spoken into the record during the public hearing portion of the meeting; those details are in the MOU on file with county staff.
