Civic Issues
Topics getting the most attention in Laramie County public meetings, ranked by how frequently they are discussed.
7 issues in development with medium priority
Saddleback Acres 3rd Filing subdivision
A 14.8-acre residential property will be split into two roughly 7.4-acre tracts, meeting the 5.25-acre minimum needed for well and septic in the aquifer recharge zone. Commissioners noted the odd, jogged lot line works around a leach field.
R & R Heights subdivision near Highway 211
52 new single-family lots on 319.71 acres were approved at the tricky Highway 211/CR 215 intersection, with access reconfigured and $52,000 in public safety fees partly applied to fire-authority-requested cistern access work.
Powder River Apartment Complex
A 48-unit apartment complex planned near Allison Draw got its conditional use permit. A neighbor flagged rough roads, parking, dumpsters, and floodplain worries; road and parking details come later in the site-plan review.
R & R Heights subdivision
Fifty-two new single-family homes are planned at the notoriously difficult Horse Creek Road/Road 215 intersection, with the developer required to reconfigure access away from Horse Creek Road and fix the intersection.
Lucky Star Ranch 2nd Filing replat paves way for future growth
The Lucky Star Ranch, 2nd Filing hearing was pushed to July 21 because the Planning Department missed its deadline for staff materials.
Fertig Ranch Subdivision
The 13-lot Fertig Ranch subdivision was recommended for approval with strict conditions requiring the developer to build Railway Lane, Fertig Ranch Road and Raymond Trail to county standards before plat recordation.
Captain Soltierra rural subdivision and groundwater
Sixteen new 5-to-9-acre tracts with individual wells and septic systems in an area where neighbors say the water table can't support it. Staff pointed to the state engineer's rules and the AMEC memo, but the debate over rural water supply is clearly not going away.