Summerville said she first brought up the idea of a task force during the Dec. 7 listening session hosted by UW, as an aspect of her larger plan for UW community engagement.
“They’ve been bringing not only the local manager but also vice presidents, and listening to us and also responding very quickly to customers’ concerns,” says Shumway. “Not that they solved all of them – because they didn’t.”
“If we can get an agreement for annual review, I think we’re willing to go forward at least to reconsider a franchise agreement with them,” says Shumway.
“Since this company has taken over, the service is just – almost zero,” says Vitale. “People just aren’t getting what they’re paying for and it doesn’t seem to be a concerted effort to expedite doing whatever they have to do to put this stuff in order.”
“We definitely have to do what’s right for the business,” says Storey. “We think that what’s right for the business right now is to do whatever we can to stay in Laramie.”
Cheyenne Mayor Rick Kaysen says he has concerns about a bill making its way through the Wyoming Legislature that would allow people to carry concealed weapons into city council meetings and other public meetings around the state.
The City of Laramie awarded the last remaining retail liquor license to Chalk N’ Cheese in a special session on Monday night.
The council took just under two hours to complete the session. Public comment was heard for each applicant and after a short recess, the council returned to decide the order in which the applications would be discussed...