Cheyenne revenue subcommittee recommends $100,000 inventory to prepare underused city land for sale

Councilwoman Aldrich told the Cheyenne City Council at a Nov. 7 work session that the council—s revenue subcommittee has focused its time on identifying ways to increase city revenue by surplusing properties the city does not need.

"We're going to ask for a $100,000 from the general fund to contract with the company who will inventory and then prioritize and survey and obtain market values and negotiate right of ways," Councilwoman Aldrich said, describing a planned resolution the subcommittee will bring to council.

The subcommittee said it toured numerous city-owned parcels with staff from Community Rec & Events and the city engineer—s office and flagged a range of constraints that affect whether a parcel can be sold. Those include a required 6-foot maintenance easement on either side of greenway concrete paths, 10-foot drainage channels, Western Area Power Administration (WAPA) easements, reversion clauses in deeds derived from state highway transfers, federal restrictions tied to FEMA hazard-mitigation agreements, and Land and Water…