Road cash, liquor trouble and speed limit changes: What’s on Laramie County’s agenda

Laramie County commissioners have a packed meeting ahead, with decisions coming on a $17 million road project, a liquor license tied to a shuttered bar, and a grab bag of other county business.

The Board of Commissioners meets Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. at the Historic Courthouse, 310 W. 19th St. The meeting is open to the public, and residents can also tune in or comment online through the county’s website.

One of the headline items is a vote on suspending the liquor license for the now-closed Outlaw Saloon. The bar shut down in December after foreclosure, and the building at 312 S. Greeley Highway has since been bought to become the privately funded Maury and Bonnie Brown South Side Community Center.

According to a proposed resolution, the Wyoming Department of Revenue issued a Sales Tax Hold Notice for the Outlaw Saloon on Nov. 12, 2025. State law allows local officials to suspend a liquor license when sales taxes go unpaid and the state stops selling alcohol to that license holder. Wyoming law also blocks any license transfer while taxes are delinquent.

If commissioners approve the suspension, it would stay in place until the tax issue is cleared up with the state. The license is held by Bullseye Operations LLC.

Road projects will also take center stage. Commissioners are set to consider a cooperative agreement with WYDOT for improvements to Dell Range Boulevard and Whitney Road. The total cost of the project tops $17.4 million, with Laramie County’s share estimated at about $4.9 million.

In related business, the Public Works Department is asking for approval to adjust speed limits on several county roads following engineering studies completed in June 2024. That includes a proposal to bump a stretch of Whitney Road from 45 mph to 55 mph, along with changes on portions of Christensen, Westedt, Reese and Iron Mountain roads.

Commissioners will also review an agreement with WYDOT that would have the county continue snow removal on parts of South Greeley Highway and Fox Farm Road through February 2027.

Beyond roads, the agenda stretches into culture, contracts and catering. The board will consider a $25,000 agreement with Wyoming State Parks and Cultural Resources and the City of Cheyenne to help fund the “America 250 Celebration Concert: Honoring Our Heritage.” The July 4, 2026, event would feature the Cheyenne Symphony Orchestra performing at the State Capitol.

Also up for a vote is a three-year contract with Bidnet to set up an online procurement system for county bids, along with a request for a 24-hour catering permit from Hell on Wheels Package Liquors for a rodeo queen coronation event at the Archer Complex.

In short: roads, rules and a few headline-worthy decisions — all packed into one county meeting.