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Downtown business owners deliver petition asking Cheyenne council to repeal paid on‑street parking ordinance
Summary
More than 100 downtown business and property owners submitted a petition asking the City Council to repeal a recently passed on‑street paid parking ordinance, arguing it will deter customers and harm small, locally owned businesses. Council members and residents urged more study and incentives for employee parking before implementing paid meters.
More than 100 downtown Cheyenne business and property owners delivered a petition to the City Council on Jan. 13 asking the council to repeal a newly passed paid on‑street parking ordinance, business owners said during a lengthy public comment period.
The petition, read and handed to the clerk by Sam Galiotis, said the ordinances “will create a barrier to attracting downtown visitors, both local visitors and out of towners,” and could cause “unnecessary financial damage” to businesses that have invested in downtown, Galiotis told the council. “We are respectfully submitting a petition, requesting repeal of the recent paid on street parking ordinances passed by the governing body,” he said.
Why it matters: Downtown owners said the ordinance threatens a fragile local economy made of small retail, restaurants and…
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