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Cheyenne council repeals stormwater fee in split vote after public warnings about flood risk
Summary
The City Council voted to repeal the local stormwater user fee on third reading, a move framed as a temporary compromise while the Legislature reviews options; the decision followed a packed public comment period and a split council debate over funding, fairness and flood-safety obligations.
The Cheyenne City Council approved an ordinance repealing the municipal stormwater user fee on third and final reading on March 23, after more than an hour of public comment and council debate.
Mayor Mary Collins said the repeal is intended as a temporary step while lawmakers at the state level study stormwater funding during the interim. "It was a compromise to give us some time to try to work with them," she said.
Resident Richard Johnson, speaking during the public hearing, urged the council not to…
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