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Wheatland council approves engineering contract, lease extension and two liquor-license items
Summary
At its April meeting, the Wheatland City Council approved a professional services task order for airport apron design, extended a lease with AmeriGas at a raised monthly rate, and approved two liquor-license actions including a transfer and a restaurant license pending state sign-off.
The Wheatland City Council on April 1 approved a set of routine and development-related measures, including a $278,000 engineering task order for airport apron work, a five-year lease extension with AmeriGas at $500 per month, and two liquor-license actions.
The council approved a Master Task Order Agreement with Ardura Professional Services for design work on the Wheatland airport apron. The council’s packet lists the consultant compensation at about $278,000 for the engineering scope. Mayor Brandon Graves said the project timeline moved up a year but not the scope.
Council members also voted to approve a transfer of a retail liquor license from Landmark Bar to Landmark Bar LLC. The council approved a separate restaurant-liquor license application filed by Spaghetti West, with the mayor noting the town’s approval was pending final action by the Wyoming Liquor Division.
Separately, the council approved a five-year lease extension with AmeriGas for property near the lagoons, increasing rent from $300 to $500 per month. Council members discussed market changes in propane pricing and agreed the increase was reasonable before voting.
Why it matters: The engineering agreement moves airport improvements forward and the lease decision increases recurring town revenue. The restaurant license could support a new local business and lodging; the transfer keeps an existing retail operator in place.
Votes at a glance: - Ardura Professional Services, Master Task Order Agreement (airport apron design). Motion: approve professional services agreement. Mover/second: not specified in record. Outcome: approved. Notes: consultant compensation listed at approximately $278,000 in the council packet.
- Transfer of retail liquor license, Landmark Bar → Landmark Bar LLC. Motion: approve transfer. Mover/second: not specified. Outcome: approved.
- Restaurant liquor license application, Spaghetti West. Motion: approve pending state approval. Mover/second: not specified. Outcome: approved by council pending final state action from the Wyoming Liquor Division.
- AmeriGas lease extension (five years). Motion: approve extend lease at $500 per month. Mover/second: not specified. Outcome: approved.
Council procedure and next steps: The council treated the liquor license for Spaghetti West as approved on the town side but noted the action remained contingent on official approval by the Wyoming Liquor Division. Engineering work under the Ardura task order will proceed under the updated timeline the council approved.
Provenance (transcript spans): The Ardura task-order discussion begins at the council packet presentation about the airport apron and compensation (transcript excerpt starting "This is for the apron design and instructions", segment starting 3457.25). The final vote language for the Ardura agreement appears in the record at the vote call (segment starting 3548.025). The AmeriGas lease extension discussion and motion appear in the record beginning with the lease item presentation (segment starting 3572.5) and the motion to set rent at $500 appears where the council moves to approve (segment starting 3798.5752). The liquor-license items and related votes are recorded in the public hearing segment (segments starting 1912.9651 and 2023.005).
