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Laramie City Council names Todd Feazer city manager, approves equipment, plans and grants
Summary
At its Jan. 20 meeting the Laramie City Council appointed Todd Feazer as city manager (9-0) and approved loan applications, equipment purchases, land acquisition, and several planning adoptions including the Reconnect West Laramie and the 10-year public transportation plan.
The Laramie City Council on Jan. 20 appointed Todd Feazer as the city’s next city manager and approved a series of resolutions and plan adoptions intended to support equipment needs, planning and housing efforts.
The appointment of Todd Feazer to the city manager post passed by a 9-0 vote. Council members cited Feazer’s experience and knowledge in explaining the appointment during the meeting recap.
Council also approved a resolution authorizing submission of a loan application to the State Loan and Investment Board to purchase a hydro excavator truck; that resolution passed 9-0. The council adopted a resolution to authorize reimbursement of qualified capital expenditures and to seek reimbursement from proceeds of one or more tax-exempt leases for the 2025–2026 biennium; that measure passed 9-0.
A land purchase agreement with Western Water Consultants to acquire property that could be used for future improvements to the Laramie Police Department and related public safety facilities was approved 9-0. The consent agenda, approved earlier in the meeting by a 9-0 vote, included a financed purchase of a signal truck and a temporary use permit for an event at Bonds Brewing Company, as well as appointments to the Human Rights and Relations Commission.
On planning and transportation, the council adopted the Reconnect West Laramie Plan—certified by the Laramie Planning Commission—to identify multimodal solutions for safer, more connected neighborhood travel, and it adopted the city’s 10-year public transportation plan, which assesses service gaps and strategies for addressing them. Both adoptions passed by 9-0 votes.
The council also passed a resolution supporting Albany County’s submission of an unmet housing grant application to the State Loan and Investment Board to support the West Side Workforce Housing Project; that resolution passed 9-0.
The council closed the meeting by announcing the next regular meeting on Feb. 3 and directing viewers to the city agenda webpage.
The meeting recap did not quote individual council members verbatim; items and tallies above reflect the official recap statements presented to the public.
