Wyoming Record
Laramie County
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Troy Thompson

Vice Chairmanmonth-level start: January 2023 per four-year term. BallotReady profile says seat held until December 31 2026. month-level end: December 2026

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At a glance

News mentions
1

Term ending Dec 1, 2026.

Voice

Meetings spoken in
15
Total speaking time
53:52
Avg per meeting
3:35
Segments
875

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Top issues during term (20)

high↑May 2026[23]

Powderhouse Mountain Cell Tower setback dispute

Private towers improve cell coverage at no county cost; permits and fees are applicant-funded.

high↓Aug 2026[13]

Bit-O-Wyo Ranch site plan dispute

Opponents warn of higher insurance rates and road-damage costs for nearby homeowners.

medium↑Oct 2026[12]

Saddleback Acres 3rd Filing subdivision

medium↑Jul 2026[12]

Bridge resiliency grant application

Handled through WYDOT's federal bridge program; no new county cost at this stage.

medium↓Jul 2026[12]

Planned change to planning commission appeal process

None identified.

high↓Jun 2026[12]

Project Latigo data center campus

A projected $4 billion initial investment, potentially growing to $20 billion, plus 2,000 construction jobs.

high↓May 2026[12]

Dope Slimes manufacturing expansion in rural residential area

Rising property assessments (roughly $30,000 per home by one account) are pushing up taxes and rents, while fee revenue funds schools and public safety.

high↓Oct 2026[11]

Chalk Bluffs Wind Energy high-power transmission line

No direct county cost, but residents fear property-value losses along the route.

high↓Jun 2026[9]

Stage One fire restrictions due to extreme fire danger

No direct cost to residents; restrictions limit open burning and similar activities to reduce wildfire risk.

medium↓Oct 2026[7]

Carey Ave courthouse HVAC project cost increase

County project cost rises $296,558, to $12.28 million.

high↓Sep 2026[7]

Sixth Penny sales tax project funding

About $820,000 in county commitments for FY27 economic development and human services.

medium↓Aug 2026[7]

2026 mill levy correction

Total tax dollars levied are $181,732,342, with only minor rate changes — so most property owners' county tax rates stay about the same as last year.

medium↓Jun 2026[7]

R & R Heights subdivision

The developer volunteers major intersection improvements, including widening Horse Creek Road and adding a turn lane.

high↓Jun 2026[6]

Safe Streets and Roads for All Action Plan

Traffic mitigation is expected to require significant public spending over time; no cost estimate was given.

medium↓Oct 2026[6]

Sheriff's office records release fees

New fees would recover county costs of handling records requests — cost shifts to requesters.

medium↓Aug 2026[6]

Powder River Apartment Complex

medium↓Sep 2026[5]

R & R Heights subdivision near Highway 211

$52,000 in public safety fees, with $48,000 credited toward road/cistern improvements.

high↑Oct 2026[5]

fifth-penny sales tax

The tax raises costs slightly on everyday purchases, with revenue going to local projects rather than staying in shoppers’ pockets.

low↓Sep 2026[5]

Event Center roof repair

County pays $70,140 for the repair.

medium↓Sep 2026[5]

Community Wildfire Protection Plan adoption

Decisions during term (245)

Recorded while Thompson was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.

approved5-0Oct 20, 2026

Consent agenda (items 2-9)

approved5-0Oct 20, 2026

Resolution appointing Wyoming Association of Risk Management alternate representative

approved5-0Oct 20, 2026

Small subdivision permit and plat — Saddleback Acres, 3rd Filing

tabled5-0Oct 20, 2026

Administrative appeal — Powderhouse Mountain Cell Tower (Dockets P-26-001, P-26-002)

approvedOct 20, 2026

Consideration of the Minutes of Proceedings for Oct 6, 2026.

approvedOct 20, 2026

Consideration of a memorandum of understanding between Laramie County, WY, and the city of Cheyenne in an amount not to exceed $98,664 to provide matching funds for public transportation services to Laramie County Community College and…

approvedOct 20, 2026

Consideration of the ratification of a services agreement between Laramie County, WY, and Tovar Concrete, LLC, in an amount not to exceed $39,178 to remove and replace 4,134 sq ft of sidewalk at 309 W 20th St, with work to be completed no…

approvedOct 20, 2026

Consideration of a subgrantee agreement between Laramie County, WY, and the city of Cheyenne for a FFY25 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant in the amount of $51,917 for officer training and overtime associated with community…

approvedOct 20, 2026

Consideration of the ratification of a resolution authorizing submission of a grant application to the US Dept of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, for the FY24-FY26 Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative,…

approvedOct 20, 2026

Consideration of an interagency agreement between the WY Office of State Lands and Investments, Forestry Division, and Laramie County, WY, to set forth the terms and conditions for the county’s participation in the Emergency Fire…

approvedOct 20, 2026

Consideration of a memorandum of understanding between Laramie County, WY, and Laramie County School District #1 to provide educational programs and services at the Laramie County Juvenile Services Center to students who are not enrolled…

approvedOct 20, 2026

Consideration of the deletion from the Sheriff's fixed asset inventory of four 2016 Ford Taurus vehicles to be sold at public auction.

approvedVoted yes5-0Oct 6, 2026

Approval of Sept 15, 2026 meeting minutes

approvedVoted yes5-0Oct 6, 2026

Consent agenda (items 2-18)

approvedVoted yes5-0Oct 6, 2026

September warrants totaling $6,205,651.21

approvedVoted yes5-0Oct 6, 2026

Rescinding Stage 1 fire restrictions

approvedVoted yes5-0Oct 6, 2026

TRANE change order — 2020 Carey Ave HVAC project

approvedVoted yes5-0Oct 6, 2026

Cheyenne Hills Church vacation and 3rd Filing plat

approvedVoted yes5-0Oct 6, 2026

Winner's Circle Dog Boarding Facility zone change

approvedVoted yes5-0Oct 6, 2026

Egbert Estates Subdivision plat

Voting record (180)

176 yes0 no4 abstained

Oldest to newest — hover a bar for the item.

Voted yesOct 6, 2026

approve the small subdivision permit and plat for Cheyenne Hills Church, 3rd Filing, and a portion of Sect 25, T14N, R66W, of the 6th PM, Laramie County, WY, and adopt the findings of fact a and c of

Voted yesOct 6, 2026

Approval of Sept 15, 2026 meeting minutes

Voted yesOct 6, 2026

Consent agenda (items 2-18)

Voted yesOct 6, 2026

that this agenda item be approved

Voted yesOct 6, 2026

that this agenda item be approved

Voted yesOct 6, 2026

approve the Consent Agenda

Voted yesOct 6, 2026

that this agenda item be approved

Voted yesOct 6, 2026

approve the vacation of Cheyenne Hills, 2nd Filing, Laramie County, WY, and adopt the findings of fact b of the staff report with no conditions

Voted yesOct 6, 2026

that this agenda item be approved

Voted yesOct 6, 2026

that this agenda item be approved

Voted yesOct 6, 2026

that this agenda item be approved

Voted yesOct 6, 2026

that this agenda item be approved

Voted yesOct 6, 2026

September warrants totaling $6,205,651.21

Voted yesOct 6, 2026

Rescinding Stage 1 fire restrictions

Voted yesOct 6, 2026

TRANE change order — 2020 Carey Ave HVAC project

Voted yesOct 6, 2026

Cheyenne Hills Church vacation and 3rd Filing plat

Voted yesOct 6, 2026

Winner's Circle Dog Boarding Facility zone change

Voted yesOct 6, 2026

Egbert Estates Subdivision plat

Voted yesOct 6, 2026

Notice of intent to adopt Sheriff's records release fees

Voted yesSep 15, 2026

that this agenda item be approved

Voted yesSep 15, 2026

that this agenda item be approved

Voted yesSep 15, 2026

that this agenda item be approved

Voted yesSep 15, 2026

Approval of Minutes of Proceedings for September 1, 2026

Voted yesSep 15, 2026

to approve the vacation of Tracts 7 and 8, Sunset Tracts, 3rd Filing, and approve the modest plat for Sunset Tracts, 4th Filing, with one condition: Prior to recording the plat, remove the word "propo

Voted yesSep 15, 2026

to approve the Consent Agenda

Voted yesSep 15, 2026

that this agenda item be approved

Voted yesSep 15, 2026

that this agenda item be approved

Voted yesSep 15, 2026

that this agenda item be approved

Voted yesSep 15, 2026

Consent Agenda (Items 2-22): Grants, Contracts, and Agreements

Voted yesSep 15, 2026

Silktide, Inc. Web ADA Compliance Agreement ($21,420)

Voted yesSep 15, 2026

JustFOIA Software License (MCCi, LLC) Agreement

Voted yesSep 15, 2026

Priority Dispatch System License Renewal ($126,000 over five years)

Voted yesSep 15, 2026

Bit-O-Wyo Ranch Liquor License Amendment

Voted yesSep 15, 2026

Amendment to 2025 Laramie County Land Use Regulations — Planning Commission Appeal Processes

Voted yesSep 15, 2026

Vacation of Tracts 7 and 8, Sunset Tracts, 3rd Filing, and Sunset Tracts 4th Filing Modest Plat

Voted yesSep 1, 2026

to approve the vacation of Tract 2, Walden Ranch Estates, 2nd Filing, and approve the small subdivision permit and plat for Walden Hacienda Subdivision, and adopt the findings of fact a, b, and c of t

Voted yesSep 1, 2026

to amend the motion to add a third condition reducing the additional right-of-way requirement from 40 ft to 20 ft along the western portion of the property

Voted yesSep 1, 2026

Approval of Aug 3 and Aug 4, 2026 minutes

AbstainedSep 1, 2026

August warrants ($6,834,408.57)

Conflict of interest with the warrants

Voted yesSep 1, 2026

Adoption of Laramie County Community Wildfire Protection Plan

Voted yesSep 1, 2026

Approval of Project Latigo zone change (LU to PUD) for Vantage Data Centers

Voted yesSep 1, 2026

that this agenda item be approved

Voted yesSep 1, 2026

that this agenda item be approved

Voted yesSep 1, 2026

to approve the Project Latigo zone change from Land Use to Planned Unit Development, located in portions of Sects 1, 2, 3, and 11, T12N, R67W, and Sect 35, T13N, R67W, Laramie County, WY, and adopt th

Voted yesSep 1, 2026

that this agenda item be approved

Voted yesSep 1, 2026

to approve the Consent Agenda

AbstainedSep 1, 2026

that this agenda item be approved

Voted yesSep 1, 2026

to approve the zone change for Lot 20, Block 7, All America Subdivision, 2nd Filing, from Land Use to Community Business, and adopt the findings of fact a and b of the staff report with no conditions.

Voted yesSep 1, 2026

to further amend the motion to add a fourth condition requiring the road be named in compliance with the Laramie County Land Use Regulations

Voted yesSep 1, 2026

that this agenda item be approved

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