Cheyenne-area voters face Sixth Penny tax decisions on Aug. 18 ballot

Laramie County voters, including Cheyenne residents, will decide proposed Sixth Penny specific-purpose sales and use tax projects in the Aug. 18, 2026, primary election.

The ballot propositions cover proposed investments in infrastructure, public safety, emergency response, utilities, parks and community facilities. One listed City of Cheyenne project would provide $3 million for new construction and rehabilitation on the Cheyenne Greenway.

A temporary tax tied to approved projects

The Sixth Penny proposal is not described as a permanent tax. Under the county’s information page, collection would end after sufficient revenue has been collected for the projects approved by voters.

The county estimates an average collection period of about five years. That is an estimate, rather than a guarantee of the precise time the tax would be collected. Whether any proposition passes will be decided in the Aug. 18 election.

The available county information does not establish a final tax rate paid at the register, and it does not provide a complete project-by-project total in the information summarized for the ballot measure. Voters will be considering the listed propositions and their specific purposes, rather than a completed set of funded projects.

Greenway project among Cheyenne proposals

For Cheyenne, the Greenway proposal is listed at $3 million for new construction and rehabilitation. The Greenway item is among the city and county purposes identified on the Sixth Penny information page.

More broadly, the proposed funding categories include facilities and services that extend beyond the Greenway: infrastructure, public safety and emergency response, utilities, parks and community facilities. The ballot outcome will determine which, if any, of the proposed projects receive Sixth Penny revenue.

Who the county estimates would contribute

The county estimates that 40% of Sixth Penny revenue would come from visitors and tourism, 18% from industry and 42% from Laramie County residents. Those figures are projected revenue shares, not actual collections, because the propositions have not yet been decided.

The next known step is the Aug. 18 primary election, when Laramie County voters will cast ballots on the Sixth Penny propositions. If voters approve projects, the proposed tax would be collected temporarily until enough money is raised for those approved purposes.