CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Laramie County has entered into an agreement with a contractor to receive a new monument to help promote events at the Event Center at Archer.
The Board of County Commissioners is set to do business with Schlosser Signs Inc. to create a new monument display sign for the Archer Complex. The county government has agreed to pay the manufacturer $572,356 to design, manufacture and install the monument.
The monument will be a “double-sided illuminated monument display with a 200-square-foot electronic display,” according to a project overview from Laramie County. The portion of the monument consisting of the Archer Complex logo will be fitted with color-changing, LED lights.
The structure will be located on the side of the interstate and be visible to drivers moving in both directions, Laramie County Information Technology Director Brad Alexander said at Tuesday’s meeting. Construction on the sign is ready to go, Alexander added.
The commissioners approved the agreement unanimously. Commissioner Gunnar Malm compared the sign to the visibility of the Anheiser-Busch Budweiser Brewery near Fort Collins, Colorado.
“This is just an effort to continue to improve the facility in terms of its appeal and marketability to potential acts and renters,” Malm said.
The county is spending money it receives for oil leases to fund construction of the interstate monument, Malm said.
Commissioner Buck Holmes said he has been pushing for the county to get a promotional monument for years.
“I think it’s really going to be a good asset to the Archer Complex,” Holmes said.
