Cheyenne Police Chief Mark Francisco asked the City Council for roughly $500,000 to construct a metal storage building to centralize the department’s equipment that is currently scattered across multiple offsite locations.

Francisco said equipment is now stored at up to four different sites, including partial use of a building at the Fire Training Academy, temporary accommodation at Emergency Management Agency space and outdoor storage at Happy Jack. The proposed building—described in the discussion as similar to an existing structure at the Fire Training Academy and roughly 40 by 80 feet (about 3,200 square feet)—would provide covered, pull‑through vehicle access and space to process crime‑scene vehicles out of the weather.

“Right now, the thing that belongs to us is a partial use of a building at the fire training academy where the military vehicles and, I believe, our command post is stored,” Francisco said, adding that a new building would allow the academy to get its space back while giving police a consolidated facility for equipment and processing.

Councilwoman Evans noted that the city previously built a larger, more expensive storage building for EMA and the Department of Health and cautioned that storage projects can exceed early estimates; Councilwoman Aldrich asked about location and whether the building could be closer to the Public Safety Center. Francisco said the Fire Training Academy site had sufficient footprint and that the department preferred to use existing city‑owned property to avoid land acquisition costs.

Francis co said he would refine the storage building specifications and pricing and asked the council to consider loan options to start projects sooner where advantageous. No formal action was taken during the work session.