City Of Cheyenne: The Mayor's Minute From Mayor Patrick Collins – April 29th

Cheyenne WY

02 May, 2022

3:36 PM

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Press release from the City of Cheyenne: April 29, 2022 CHEYENNE – It seems like a couple of topics have been on our agenda a lot recently. Liquor licenses and historic horse racing venues. 307 First is a Wyoming company that owns the shopping center on Pershing that has The Office restaurant and the theater. They have a vision to create an entertainment area and the next step is the redevelopment of the old Montgomery Wards building. One of their subsidiaries is 307 Horse Racing and the plan is to build a historic horse racing venue in the building, a package liquor store, and something fun like a bowling alley on the second floor. The liquor part comes with the transfer of the liquor license to serve the new project. The first phase should be open this summer. I have shared the tough decision the city council had to make between the great applicants for the single new retail liquor license the city received. Our population growth during the census resulted in one more license for the city to issue. We have had public hearings, work sessions, a committee of the whole meeting, and now the final council meeting. Get Bent, LLC was the project the city council decided to issue the license to. They will call their business the Railspur and will serve food from breakfast until it becomes a club in the evening. I want to again compliment the great entrepreneurial applications we received. Only one could receive the license by law, so now we will appeal to our legislators for relief. On a related topic, Cory Talich came by to share the plans Town and County Liquors has for the future. We have been looking at the new applicants, and one of the older liquor dealers wanted to share their vision on how they plan to improve the shopping experience in Cheyenne. Maury Brown has been a philanthropist in our city for a long time and I was encouraged to hear the family plans on continuing his great work. I appreciate how much of a difference one person can make. Not everyone has health insurance or can afford health care. We are blessed to have a nonprofit agency called HealthWorks that works to bridge the gap for those in need. Since 2005 they have provided quality medical care, dental care, mental health services, and a pharmacy. Folks are charged on a sliding scale. Margaret Cox, the CEO, shared how they are busting at the seams, and in need of more space to meet the growing demand for their services. What a blessing during the pandemic to have this service in our community. It is my hope they will find a new building that will allow them to maximize this essential service. This press release was produced by the City of Cheyenne. The views expressed here are the author's own.