CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The Cheyenne City Council has certified the Cheyenne Parks and Recreation Master Plan 2025, a document that will guide the city’s parks and recreation decisions for the next decade.
The council approved the plan, replacing the 2006 master plan from PlanCheyenne, during its regular Monday meeting.
The master plan aims to ensure equitable access to quality parks, green spaces, recreation facilities and community programs for Cheyenne residents. City Planner Brandon Gilchrist noted in a memo that the Planning Commission held a public hearing Feb. 3 and adopted the plan. On Feb. 24, the council voted to send the plan to the city’s Public Services Committee.
The development of the plan involved public outreach, including multiple meetings with staff, a project steering committee, six focus group sessions, two online surveys, a community workshop and open house and a City Council work session.
During the council meeting, the Public Services Committee recommended adoption of the resolution certifying the plan. An amendment was proposed and passed to include appendices A, B and C in the master plan document.
“We forgot to make the motion to put the appendices in the master plan,” Mayor Patrick Collins said.
Asking what the appendices were, Ward I Councilmember Pete Laybourn was told they include work papers, study information and other data that back up the plan’s text. Ward III Councilmember Michelle Aldrich said she appreciates having the appendices so that when questions arise, the city will know what sources of information were used.
Aldrich also emphasized that the plan is a visionary and guiding document, rather than a strict, immediate step-by-step implementation guide for all proposed projects.
“If you’ve read through this and you’re expecting all of this to happen in a short period of time or sometime next year, please know that that is not what this plan is about,” she said.
The adopted Cheyenne Parks & Recreation Master Plan 2025 is intended to address current community needs and desires, projected community changes, new policies, maintenance approaches, community services and investment priorities. The plan outlines themes, goals and values identified through community engagement and site observations, and includes a vision map highlighting potential physical improvements and priority areas for the next 10 years. Action items and strategies related to capital improvements, policy changes and funding are also included in the document.
The plan, without the appendices, is attached below:
