Greater Cheyenne Chamber of Commerce Business Journal Q4 2014 | Page 48

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Building Cheyenne:

A Vision for Our Community
By: Jody Levin, Vice President of Government Affairs, Chamber Board
In April the Cheyenne Chamber of Commerce released a
document called “Building Cheyenne’s Future” that calls
for a three-pronged strategic action plan based upon
issues brought forth by our members in the business
community. Broadly, it has two goals:
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Cheyenne-area recognized as a pro-business,
business-friendly, economically vibrant community;
and
Reinvigorate Cheyenne’s core by advocating for and
promoting a thriving business culture that embraces
use of existing structures

”Building Cheyenne’s
Future has started the
conversation with City and
County officials, but also
with organizations and the
community at-large about
what can be done to
improve our community”
Since April, the Chamber board and staff have been
discussing the elements of this vision with various
groups in the community. Questions and issues have
been raised during those conversations that warrant
clarification about our vision. It is time to reiterate what
Building Cheyenne’s Future is all about – it is about
Cheyenne, and particularly her core or downtown, being
it’s very best. It is that simple.
The Chamber’s Action & Advocacy Committee has taken
ownership of two parts of the strategy: the policies and
principles that guide our Building Cheyenne’s Future
efforts and the educational component of advocating for a
City Manager or Administrator form of government, which
will launch later this fall.

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Our Community

One of our goals with the Building Cheyenne’s Future
strategic vision is to have our policies and principles
document adopted by both the City Council and
County Commission. The policies seek to streamline
the process for businesses to locate, relocate,
or expand in Cheyenne – it’s the “one stop shop”
concept. We also call for greater transparency and
ethical standards in local government, while also
encouraging pub