Casper City Council

At a recent city council work session it was noted that the North Platte River through Casper was once deemed a dead river. It's come a long way since then thanks to years of hard work and planning

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The bad behavior of dog owners who don't pick up after their pet may mean the end of Morad Park as a leash free zone.

City officials fear the large accumulations of dog waste at the popular dog park may be compromising the quality of run off into the North Platte River

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The city of Casper is paying good money to consultants who say loud and clear that the city should build a new conference center downtown. Such a facility could act as an anchor for long term revitalization

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After a  review of a proposed Casper city ordinance banning indoor public smoking Wednesday, private clubs were added to the exempt list.

The VFW for example would be exempt except at times when the public is invited in

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Casper and other Wyoming municipalities are seeing unemployment insurance costs shooting up. That's what's behind a Casper City Council resolution on Tuesday's City Council meeting agenda urging the Wyoming Association of Municipalities to support a review of laws that should be preventing anyone who voluntarily resigns, retires or is discharged for cause, from collecting unemployment

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Those in opposition to a proposed indoor public smoking ban made their point in a lengthy and comprehensive presentation to Casper city council Tuesday.

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The city of Casper continues to tweak a Yard Waste Program after a small but vocal group of citizens complained of feeling picked on. Curbside pickup of yard waste is scheduled to begin in the spring, one route at a time starting on Thursdays at a cost of $10 a month for six months

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Casper City Council agreed to chip in $2,500 to the Tipsy Taxi program this week. That's just a bit more then the program cost to run each month.

Councilman, Keith Goodenough, says the amount is not enough for a program that saves the city in both dollars and man power by preventing DUI arrests

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Results of a feasibility study suggest Casper has excellent potential for a successful new and large conference center and hotel.

Jerry McClendon a partner in Strategic Advisory Group out of Georgia, told Casper City Council Tuesday that right now the city is losing the lions share of business in the state to newer, larger, facilities in Cheyenne and Laramie

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Opposition to a proposed indoor smoking ban for the city of Casper got an informal hearing at Tuesday evening's city council meeting.

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