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Planning Department outlines staffing, review timelines and $235,000 request to update Plan Cheyenne's community character element
Summary
Planning Director Charles Bloomfield reviewed department structure, application volumes, expedited review timelines, OpenGov rollout and a one-time $235,000 request to update the community character element of Plan Cheyenne; council members asked about consultant history and timeline.
Charles Bloomfield, planning and development director, briefed the council on department operations, staffing and proposed one-time funding to finish the community character portion of Plan Cheyenne.
Bloomfield said the department has 15 employees, including planners assigned to current planning, long-range planning, parks and greenway planning, the MPO and supportive functions. He described the department's role as fiscal agent for the Metropolitan Planning Organization and said the department supports multiple boards and commissions including the historic preservation board and the brownfields committee. "We have 15 employees including myself and we have essentially 4 different groups," Bloomfield said.
Bloomfield described recent and upcoming planning work: the parks and recreation…
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