State Briefs

Council approves security funding for CFD, waste fees to increase

CHEYENNE (WNE) – After months of debate, the Cheyenne City Council approved a resolution Monday night that outlines how much the city and Cheyenne Frontier Days will each pay for police officers to provide security at the city’s largest event for the next five years.

The resolution was sponsored by seven out of nine councilmen, but it did not pass without scrutiny from other elected officials and city staff.

The resolution outlines that “CFD will pay the City of Cheyenne $50,000 for 2020, $67,000 for 2021, $73,700 for 2022, $77,...