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Council committee accepts low bid to extend Story Boulevard amid county funding dispute
Summary
The finance committee voted to accept a $3.49 million low bid to extend Story Boulevard to Whitney Road, after a lengthy debate about Laramie County’s changing cost-share offers (which grew from roughly $728,000 to approximately $1.16 million) and county objections to paying for retaining walls, curb and gutter and paved driveway approaches.
Mayor Patrick Collins and City Engineer Tom Cobb presented the finance committee with bids to extend Story Boulevard east to Whitney Road, describing the project as a key east-side connection intended to relieve traffic pressure on Del Range Boulevard and serve future Whitney Ranch growth.
Cobb explained the city had previously secured property and completed design work, and that the county had initially offered to pay approximately $727,986.60 for its gravel-road portion. Over time the county’s participation letters increased…
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