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Resident proposes selling some city-owned assets to boost revenue; councilors note constraints
Summary
A Casper resident urged the council to consider selling underused city-owned properties — including a parking building and the Hougatonna ski area — as a revenue source; councilors said staff are already reviewing options and raised community and feasibility concerns.
Ross Shriffman, a Casper resident, told the City Council on Feb. 18 that an inventory of city-owned parcels suggests potential revenue if some properties were sold or transferred to private ownership.
"I contacted the city manager and got a list of properties that the city owns," Shriffman said. "I did an inventory, and I also looked at the assessments from the county for the current market value of some of these properties." He asked the council to place a work-session item to explore opportunities for sale or repurposing.
Shriffman cited several examples…
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