Staff presents updated citywide blight study identifying 11 study areas

Aug 5, 2026

Staff presented an updated blight study that consolidates earlier documents and identifies 11 study areas across Cheyenne, including downtown, Swan Ranch, East Lincoln Way and South Cheyenne. Staff said the study 'opens the toolbox' for urban renewal but noted individual projects still need plan-and-project and TIF applications.

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Staff gave a detailed walkthrough of an updated citywide blight study, saying it consolidates earlier plans and highlights a set of study areas across Cheyenne. "We have 11 of them throughout the community," the staff presenter said, and staff showed maps and photographs documenting conditions such as deteriorating buildings, faulty lot layouts and failing public improvements.

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