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Council adopts ordinance limiting long-term memorials on public rights-of-way with amended language

City Council of Cheyenne, Wyoming · February 24, 2026
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Summary

On second reading the council approved a revised ordinance (Chapter 8.72) restricting private displays on public property and rights-of-way; the amendment removed duplicative 'advertising' language and council asked staff to consider fine structures and alternatives.

The Cheyenne City Council voted on Feb. 23 to approve on second reading a revised ordinance creating Chapter 8.72 of the municipal code to limit private displays and memorials on public property and rights-of-way.

Public comment included Cheryl Gerrish, who said a long-standing roadside memorial on Nationway is inappropriate on public land: "I feel that it is inappropriate for this to be on public property for long term," she told the council. Steven Love, a Ward 1…

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