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Council approves $5M Reed Avenue appropriation and buys parcel for greenway; compliance storage secured
Summary
Council approved a $5 million appropriation for the Reed Avenue corridor (contingent on railroad approval) and authorized purchase of several parcels to extend the city greenway and provide consolidated space for compliance operations; both actions passed by voice vote.
The Cheyenne City Council on April 27 approved two agenda items aimed at advancing downtown connectivity and city operations. The council voted to appropriate $5 million for the Reed Avenue corridor project on third and final reading, contingent on final approval from the railroad. Council members who supported the measure framed it as fulfillment of a long‑standing, voter‑supported plan to improve downtown infrastructure; Mr. Moody cast the lone no vote on the ordinance.
During the Reed Avenue discussion, Jim Walter, president and CEO of Visit Cheyenne and chair of the Greenway Advisory Committee, urged council to move the project forward without adding to residents’ tax burden and highlighted the corridor’s role in downtown tourism and private investment.
Separately, the council approved a purchase and sale agreement to acquire several parcels (803 W. 16th St., 1506, 1508 and 1510 Reed Ave.) for use as greenway connector land and for city compliance operations, not to exceed $650,000. Compliance staff explained the practical need: the compliance group currently stores equipment in multiple locations and would gain operational efficiency by consolidating tools, paint, generators and board‑up materials in a single, secure facility.
What’s next: the Reed Avenue appropriation remains contingent on railroad permission; the greenway property purchase was approved to allow the city to secure a key corridor parcel and provide storage and staging space for nuisance and abatement operations.
