Laramie council sets work session on Nedlog, parking, water planning

The Laramie City Council put city spending, neighborhood parking and the long-running Nedlog cleanup on the same Tuesday evening agenda, a combination that could affect how Laramie manages growth, water and daily life near the University of Wyoming. The meeting was set for 6 p.m. in Council Chambers at 406 Ivinson Ave., with Zoom access at meeting ID 818 1666 6503 and passcode 621858. The city said the notice was also advertised to the Laramie Boomerang, posted on Newsflash and sent to media contacts.

The special meeting centered on Resolution 2026-28, a Fiscal Year 2026 budget amendment. In the city’s adopted supplemental budget, officials said the adjustments for the second year of the fiscal biennium were “modest” and driven largely by inflationary increases in the cost of doing business. The city’s budget pages said the supplemental budget was available for public review, and residents with questions or feedback were directed to Interim City Manager Todd Feezer or Administrative Services Director Jennifer Wade. For residents, that matters because even small midyear changes can shape how city services, projects and capital needs are funded through June 30, 2026.

The work session agenda pointed to three issues with broader public impact. The Nedlog Property update came after months of preparation inside city government. A November 2024 list of future work session topics identified EPA and DEQ remediation of the property as a formal-action item to be handled with the Albany County Board of Commissioners after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency developed a work plan. In August 2025, Environmental Advisory Committee minutes said members wanted to examine the property because of remediation efforts and building contamination, and suggested bringing in a Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality representative. By February 2026, meeting minutes said the EPA would provide a presentation on the property to council in April.

Parking was the other issue likely to draw close attention from anyone living near campus or trying to find a place to park downtown. Earlier council background materials said the Laramie Police Department would update council on parking enforcement efforts and recommend changes to improve compliance and ease resident concerns. The city also posted a request for qualifications in spring 2025 for powered on-street parking enforcement solutions, including software. Laramie’s residential parking district ordinance, adopted as Ordinance 1142 in 1994, still gives residents near the University of Wyoming campus a way to form permitted parking districts.

Water planning rounded out the work session with a question that reaches far beyond one meeting. The city says its water system relies on the Big Laramie River and well fields completed in the Casper Aquifer, with the Laramie River described as the largest single source of water. The briefing was framed around where the city stands, what remains unknown and what comes next, underscoring that council was dealing with immediate budget work while also looking ahead to the city’s long-term supply and growth pressures.