Casper City Council

As the Youth Crisis Center approaches its deadlines for construction bidding on a new facility, fund raising continues. The board has raised about 2/3rds  of the $1.6 million needed to cover it's share of the total project costs of about $2

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Smoke Free Natrona County, the coalition of individuals and businesses who supported the development of an indoor public smoking ban for the city of Casper, are confident the ordinance, if brought to a vote of the people, will stand

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"Free Casper" is the name of the political action committee formed in opposition to a city-wide public indoor smoking ban. The PAC collected the first 2000 signatures, in advance of a July 17th deadline, calling for a referendum of the ordinance recently passed by Casper city council

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Holding a vision for downtown development that includes a mix of residential with business, Casper City Council reversed a decision by it's planning and zoning department  and approved a preliminary plat dubbed "River Walk Addition"

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Casper City Council had a full house in attendance as it signed off on a budget for fiscal year 2013 Tuesday night.

The budget totals just under $141 million, down $6 million from last year.

City Manager, John Patterson, outlined the process of prioritizing based on a desire by council to look after city employees and public safety

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An indoor public smoking ban for the city of Casper passed on a 6-2 vote at Tuesday night's city council meeting.

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A one-to-one car-per-officer program for Casper police has the support of Casper City Council. It's a big initial investment, $2.3 million, but according to reports from the majority of large cities in Wyoming where one car per officer is the norm, it pays off in savings in the long run

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As part of its 2013 budget considerations Casper city council is opting to wait on a request from Wyoming Food Bank of the Rockies.

The food bank recently requested a $5 million match from the city to help build a new, larger building at a total cost of $10 million

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Casper city council is sifting through budget items this week as it prepares a budget for fiscal year 2013. Added to the consideration at the opening budget session Tuesday, was a proposal for a dedicated entry-level alcohol court

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