Commission postpones liquor-license decision for Bitter Wyoming Ranch over access, lease and permitting questions

The Laramie County Board of Commissioners voted Oct. 21 to postpone consideration of a retail liquor-license application for the Bitter Wyoming Ranch event venue at 470 Happy Jack Road until its Nov. 4 meeting to allow outstanding lease, state-licensing and site-plan issues to be resolved.

Applicant remarks and neighbor testimony focused on whether the property has safe, legal access for commercial events and whether the applicant has the necessary lease and State Liquor Commission approvals. The applicant, identified at the hearing as Miss Radell, said she owns the property and is seeking to restore the historic venue and apply for a conditional permitting path: “We’re hoping to restore portions of that with the main event being wedding, graduation parties, those types of things,” she said, adding that the operation would rely on shuttles and that she is working with the Bureau of Land Management on access.

Several nearby residents and landowners told the commission they…