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Three new fire stations to be built in Cheyenne

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A fire rescue engine on its way back to the station - Optopolis Ground has officially broken ground on three brand new fire stations belonging to Cheyenne Fire Rescue. Here's some context into the things that are changing as well as the locations where all the stations are being built. Stats and background Not including the newly planned stations, there are currently five operating CFR stations in the capitol city, also not including Station No. 4 which closed in 1987 according to the CFR website . Posts on the CFR Facebook page , a post on the city Facebook page , and articles from other news sources indicate that two of the stations will be relocating from old locations; the other station will be an expansion. Fire Station No. 3 is currently located on the corner of E Lincolnway (US-30) and Cleveland Avenue, while (Cole) Fire Station No. 5 is located in front of Walmart at the intersection of Blue Grass Circle and Dell Range Blvd. According to the station locations page of the

Les Schwab wants to replace homes at Moran Ave and Dell Range

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  LEFT: Birds-eye view of the two residential buildings on Moran Ave near Dell Range Blvd | RIGHT: Public Notice Sign - Optopolis You may have noticed the public notice sign standing near the dead-end section of Moran Ave, indicating that something new is in the works to replace the existing high density residential structures. Project items in the city planning website indicate what that current plan is. Some background According to the property assessor map, all the structures currently making up the one-block section of Moran Avenue between Dell Range Blvd and Sheridan Street were built in 1964. They are multifamily apartments currently zoned within the classification of high density housing. There's apparently been talk of replacing the structures for many months, with items appearing in the city planning website as early as June 2022 when, according to a document in one of the project items, all tenants were informed of the redevelopment; said-document states that five of the