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Council approves Sweetgrass PUD amendment, designating 45 acres for city parkland
Summary
The Cheyenne City Council approved a PUD amendment for Sweetgrass that sets aside 45 acres as city parkland while allowing roughly 28 acres to remain privately developed; residents raised concerns the change reduces originally promised public acreage and could weaken review thresholds.
The Cheyenne City Council on May 11 approved a major amendment to the Sweetgrass planned unit development that designates a 45‑acre community park to be owned by the city and allows the remaining acreage previously promised as parkland to be held for private recreation or development.
Why it matters: The amendment changes how land initially dedicated for park and recreation uses in the Sweetgrass PUD will be allocated, narrowing the city‑owned park to 45 acres while preserving a private‑use remainder. Residents argued the shift codifies a reduction from the larger public park residents expected when the PUD was first…
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