Former Council member Craig Hedquist, who learned about the searches Sept. 9, is seeking actual and punitive damages from former Police Chief Chris Walsh and the City of Casper.
The terminated lease marked the latest in the half-decade saga of city government's goal, largely driven by former City Manager John Patterson, of a conference center and hotel complex somewhere near downtown.
Local governments can hold executive sessions for personnel, legal and real estate matters, but they cannot make collective decisions, according to the Wyoming Public Meetings Act.
Casper City Council gave formal approval Tuesday to a pass-through lease agreement that will likely lead to the development and construction of a conference center on a former Amoco refinery site west of Casper’s downtown Old Yellowstone District...
A proposed 200-room hotel and state-of-the-art conference center complex may soon come to fruition on riverside Amoco Platte River Commons property west of the city’s downtown core.
On Tuesday, Casper City Council gave informal approval to a draft of a so-called pass-through lease agreement, where the city would spend just over $5 million to lease the land from the Amoco Reuse Agreement Joint Powe
A Ward I member of the Casper City Council is asking for the resignation of Casper city manager John Patterson.
Councilman Keith Goodenough called the city manager a “wheeler and dealer,” and said Patterson is too focused on major capital projects and not focused enough on the actual management of the city...