Cheyenne Botanic Gardens : In The News

02−29−12 Sixth-​​penny project list finalized

Article in Wyoming Tribune Eagle.
By Josh Mitchel
It is now official! The Botanic Gardens renovation, expansion and S. Lions Park safety road improvements will be on the ballot on August 21, 2012.
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Click here to view the Botanic Gardens 6^th penny proposal brochure.

02−08−12 “Sixth penny list nears completion”

Article in Wyoming Tribune Eagle.
By Josh Mitchell
It appears the Botanic Garden is solidly on the ballot. The Cheyenne Recreation Center is back on the list. Ballot grouping was also discussed.
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02−03−12 “Rec center back on 6^th-​​penny project list”

Article in Wyoming Tribune Eagle. by Josh Mitchell
Botanic Gardens is on the City of Cheyenne’s list that goes to the county-​​wide super committee.
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01−27−12 “Sixth-​​penny ballot slashed nearly in half”

Article in Wyoming Tribune Eagle.
Committee cuts list of projects to $105 million, saying it was too much. Now the city needs to  prioritize its projects.
Cheyenne Botanic Gardens Mentioned.
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02−01−12 “Councilors disagree on 6^th-​​penny priorities”

Article in Wyoming Tribune Eagle. by Josh Mitchell
City Council develops a list of priorities. Botanic Gardens mentioned numerous times.
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01−31−11 “City bumps rec center off 6^th-​​penny list”

Article in Wyoming Tribune Eagle. by Josh Mitchell
After tallying the votes, the following list of projects (in order of top priority from highest to least) was created:
* Public safety administration building, $25 million.
* Downtown flood-​​control project, $4.8 million.
* Botanic Gardens renovation and expansion, $16 million.
* Police radios, $1 million.
* Landfill equipment, $3 million.
* Municipal Pool renovation, $5 million.
* Christensen Road overpass planning, $1.5 million.”

“There will be a special meeting of the Cheyenne City Council’s Committee of the Whole beginning at 6 p.m. Thursday to review and provide a new priorities recommendation for city sixth-​​penny sales tax projects.

A special meeting of the governing body (mayor and City Council members) will begin at 7 p.m. Thursday to consider adopting the resolution.

Both meetings will be held in City Council Chambers, Municipal Building, 2101 O’Neil Ave., and are open to the public.”

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01−10−12 “Rec center, safety building make council’s 6^th penny list”

Article in Wyoming Tribune Eagle.
Cheyenne City Council includes Cheyenne Botanic Gardens in unprioritized list that goes to super committee.
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01−05−12 “Rec center submitted for 6^th-​​penny list — A new airport terminal was also recommended”‘

Article in Wyoming Tribune Eagle
Mention of Cheyenne Botanic Gardens in possible 6^th penny ballot City Council Committee of the Whole votes to remove prioritization and add the Recreation Center and Airport Terminal upping the total City request from $57.7 million to $95.5 million (by adding $33 million for Recreation Center and $4.8 million for new Airport Terminal).
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12−29−11 “Rec center left off of 6-​​penny list”

Article in Wyoming Tribune Eagle.
A prioritized list of city projects totaling $57.7 million (including the Cheyenne Botanic Garden Renovation Expansion) has been developed by the City Council Finance Committee for possible sixth-​​penny sales tax funding.
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Mad Hatter Visits Botanic Gardens in Cheyenne

The second annual Mad Hatter Tea Party was held on Sunday to raise money for the Children’s Village at Cheyenne’s Botanic Gardens.
Over three hundred people were at the event.
The event is essential to keeping the gardens free to the public

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