Sixth-penny: Local municipalities finalize projects for May 2 ballot

As the May 2 election date draws closer, several towns in Laramie County are finalizing their wish lists for projects to be funded by sixth-penny tax collections.

Although the ballot was scheduled to be finalized already, several changes to Cheyenne city projects held up the process. Other county municipalities have already locked in their projects.

“With the advent of a new mayor in Cheyenne, the Cheyenne folks decided they wanted to change some things,” said Burns Mayor Ralph Bartels during the meeting of the Burns Town Council Monday night. “So the one we already voted on back in December d...