City of Laramie 6th Penny Project INFO - 2018 Ballot

City of Laramie Specific Purpose Tax Renewal Projects

On April 24, 2018 the Laramie City Council passed Resolution No. 2018-36 approving a proposition for imposition of a 1% Specific Purpose Tax in Albany County, State of Wyoming, for the purpose of funding specific projects and placing the proposition on the Primary Election Ballot to be held on August, 21, 2018.  The total amount to be collect for City of Laramie projects related to the tax renewal is $42,073,475 and set in the amounts specified below:

A. $3,876,221 for Laramie Fire Department design and construction of a new live-burn training building, improvements to the multi-story drill training tower, expansion and renovation of the training classroom with associated landscaping and site improvements, and the purchase of training and operational equipment and furnishings.  For more information on this project please email the Pennies Build Community Team by clicking here.

B. $2,500,000 for Laramie Community Recreation Center & Ice and Event Center improvements including renovation of indoor leisure pool, general amenities, locker rooms, customer service areas, replacement of furniture, fixtures and equipment, concrete rehabilitation, and expansion of facility amenities with associated landscaping and site improvements. For more information on this project please email the Pennies Build Community Team by clicking here.

C. $3,352,981 for improvements and preservation of the historic City Hall and the Carnegie Annex buildings, offices, security, and energy efficiency upgrades including site improvements, facility planning, design, engineering and development; improvements and re-purposing of the City’s land and buildings on North 4th Street located north of Harney Street and south of Reynolds Street; and, improvements to Police headquarters including design, expansion and upgrades to law enforcement training facilities and training equipment and furnishings. For more information on this project please email the Pennies Build Community Team by clicking here.

D. $2,135,446 for new and existing recreational shared-use paths and trails including planning, design, development, construction, project management, land or easement acquisition, rehabilitation, and amenities, including construction of Spring Creek Trail Phase 1 & 2. For more information on this project please email the Pennies Build Community Team by clicking here.

E. $6,821,080 for construction of new parks and improvements of existing public parks as set forth in the City’s Parks and Recreation Master Plan, including planning, design, development, land acquisition, project management, construction, rehabilitation, amenities, and playground equipment. For more information on this project please email the Pennies Build Community Team by clicking here.

F. $1,000,000 for community and gateway enhancements located near the entrances to the City on Snowy Range Road, Third Street, Grand Avenue and the highway interchanges, including landscaping, irrigation, beautification, safety, public art installations, lighting, energy efficiencies, architectural enhancements, signage, amenities, land acquisition, property
redevelopment and nuisance abatement. For more information on this project please email the Pennies Build Community Team by clicking here.

G. $250,000 for the protection of Casper Aquifer groundwater including the expansion and improvement of the water quality monitoring network by groundwater flow modeling; infrastructure improvement including the design, development, and installation of additional monitoring wells; watershed protection efforts; wellhead protection and security; vulnerable feature identification and mitigation; and, acquisition of property in recharge Zones I and Zone II as identified in the 2008 Casper Aquifer Protection Plan. For more information on this project please email the Pennies Build Community Team by clicking here.

H. $22,137,747 for construction and one time major street reconstruction, overlay, and storm drainage projects within the City of Laramie including planning, design, engineering, development, construction, rehabilitation, project management, land or easement acquisition, and curb, gutter and sidewalk, and the following developed paved street sections. For more information on this project please email the Pennies Build Community Team by clicking here.