Wyoming finds unique land solution

Amy Doeun
Wyoming Reporter
There is a 6-acre area of Fireside Park in Wyoming that Marty Powers of Public Works described as being “really in a bad situation.” It was overgrown with noxious weeds and very rocky and rutted. This same area has been slated for a park improvement project including walking trails, according to Councilwoman Claire Luger.broadstreet.zone(48036);
How to get the land ready for its new use was a problem. Powers said the main issue is that the city did not have the equipment necessary to convert the land. The land was last farmed in 2006 before the farmer that owned it sold it to a developer. Eventually, two lots were pulled from the acreage, but in 2012, the remaining 6 acres were turned over to the city.
Powers said he didn’t know why the land was in such sorry condition.
“The area was rough and pitted,” he said, adding that the ruts could

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