Nemecek says the increase will also impact the 10,500 customers who've opted to have their yard waste picked up, as that fee will jump from $7.90 to $9.20 per month.
The tax is the primary funding source for street construction and maintenance within the city, and is estimated to collect $42.5 million over the four-year period.
Under Orr's administration, 95 percent of employees have been brought up to at least the minimum pay rate as determined by the Employee Investment Survey.
A constructability review will be done to ensure the project can be done for $9 million, the amount approved by voters on last May's sixth-penny ballot.
In a move that arguably should have happened years ago, the Cheyenne City Council on Monday night approved buying out roundabout neighbor Mary Rose Ramirez.
After two hours of discussion Monday night, the Cheyenne City Council voted 5 to 4 to reject a request for proposal for the new site of the municipal court.