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Laramie City Council adopts aquifer protection overlay ordinance on second reading
Summary
Original Ordinance No. 2099, updating the aquifer protection overlay zone to implement the 2023 Casper Aquifer Protection Plan update, passed on second reading March 4; two members of the public spoke in support.
Laramie City Council passed Original Ordinance No. 2099 on second reading March 4, 2025, updating the city’s aquifer protection overlay zone and putting provisions of the Casper Aquifer Protection Plan update (2023) into the city code. Two members of the public spoke in favor of the ordinance during a public hearing.
The ordinance implements recommendations from the Casper Aquifer Protection Plan update adopted in 2023 and described at the meeting as a joint effort developed with the Albany County Board of Commissioners, following studies, public input and professional consulting. Council materials presented the ordinance as a follow-up to that plan, converting its recommendations into regulatory language in city code.
The transcript records two public comments supporting the ordinance; no names or vote tallies for the second-reading vote were specified in the meeting record provided. Additional details about the ordinance text, specific regulatory changes, or the council vote count were not specified in the transcript excerpt.
The council’s action places the updated aquifer protections into city code; the ordinance was described at the meeting as implementing the 2023 plan. The transcript does not record further implementation steps or effective dates for the ordinance.
