Laramie council advances parking ordinance, backs business grant and loan support

The Laramie City Council on March 18 advanced Original Ordinance No. 2103, which amends Laramie Municipal Code Section 10.36 on limited parking zones and snow emergency routes, and approved support for two applications to the Wyoming Business Council Business Ready Community Grant and Loan Program. Council action on those items was unanimous, with recorded 9-0 votes.

The ordinance moved forward on second reading with a 9-0 vote. The transcript notes that public hearings for 2025 liquor-license renewal applications and for Ordinance No. 2103 drew no public comment. The council also approved two separate agenda items authorizing city staff to support a grant and a loan application to the Wyoming Business Council; if awarded, that funding “would support a business proposal that includes plans for job creation in Laramie,” according to the meeting recap. Both items passed unanimously, 9-0.

The consent agenda for the meeting was approved 9-0. Assistant City Manager Todd Feazer announced two public meetings for April 3 about Americans with Disabilities Act accessibility and parking solutions for the First Street project and said two community fundraisers for injured Laramie firefighters will be held April 4. The council set its next meeting for April 8 at 6 p.m. for a budget work session and discussion of publication options for notices and communications.

Details such as ordinance amendments' specific code language and precise dollar amounts or project timelines for the Business Ready Community applications were not specified in the meeting recap.