Greater Cheyenne Chamber of Commerce Your Chamber Publication 2018 Publication | Page 29

2018 YOUR CHAMBER
2018 will be a year of sound com-
munity and economic growth.
The City of Cheyenne and Laramie
tities are pursuing fi nancial sup- visitors and a great way to show
port from the Wyoming Business our pride for the unique features
Council and seeking a loan for the and locations our community
remaining amount needed. This has to offer. It also helps to entice
Southeast boundary of FE Warren visitors to travel throughout the
will transform into a welcoming community spending more time
gateway for the county and city, as visiting more places of interest.
well as the State. They have been so well received, a
County are continuing to partner Additionally, the Greater Cheyenne
with the Greater Cheyenne Cham- Chamber of Commerce
ber of Commerce and the Air in conjunction with the
Force to pursue the Enhanced Use Downtown Core worked
Lease. This is the property located to have Wayfi nding signs
immediately west of I-25 and Mis- installed around the com-
sile Drive known as the “over-fl ow” munity. Visit Cheyenne
lot for Cheyenne Frontier Days. instituted the funding
Planned to be a 74 acre mixed- and purchase of the signs,
used development, the property while the City of Chey-
will also serve as a solution for a enne installed the units
housing defi cit for local airmen around the community.
and young professionals. All en- These signs are helpful to
second round of signage is being
considered.
“In 2017 the City of Cheyenne saw a 20%
rise in single family permits over 2016.
Although total permit volume was up,
average monthly valuation in 2017 was
40% less than 2016. This is largely attrib-
utable to the impact of the Capitol and
Herschler Building renovations underway
in 2016. Overall new commercial permits
were up by 135%, and average monthly
commercial valuation for new construc-
tion was up 102% in 2017 over 2016. New
large development projects submitted
to the City in 2017 include the fi rst phase
of the Whitney Ranch Development and
the nearly 2300 acre Sweetgrass annex-
ation.” ~ Robert Briggs, AICP, City of Cheyenne
Planning and Development Director
Darren Rudloff
Visit Cheyenne
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