Civic Issues
Topics getting the most attention in Laramie County public meetings, ranked by how frequently they are discussed.
4 issues
Fifth-penny Sales Tax
Laramie County officials are promoting the fifth-penny sales tax as an everyday charge that pays for local projects. It’s a small add-on at checkout, but it adds up—and residents may want to know exactly what it funds.
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.
Powderhouse Mountain Cell Tower setback dispute
Two towers came before the commission: a 199-foot Verizon tower on Horse Creek Road and a 95-foot monopole on Hayes Avenue. Both passed 5-0, but neighbors challenged the Hayes Avenue site over radiation fears and eyesore concerns, and one resident said Verizon could collocate on her existing tower instead.
Bridge resiliency grant application
The county accepted completion of the federal bridge program project that removed the old East Pershing Boulevard bridge over the Union Pacific tracks after it was replaced by the Christianson Bridge overpass.