KGAB 650AM » Mayor Rick Kaysen http://kgab.com KGAB, Your source for Cheyenne news and talk Wed, 22 May 2013 22:24:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Tuesday On the Morning Zone http://kgab.com/tuesday-on-the-morning-zone-5/ http://kgab.com/tuesday-on-the-morning-zone-5/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 12:04:56 +0000 Dave Chaffin http://kgab.com/?p=263636 Scheduled today:

7:07AM MDT: Jim Kouri, 5th V.P of National Assoc. of Chiefs of Police, and law enforcement columnist. He will talk details of his latest column, As the IRS scandal metastasizes, Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., appearing on Yo

]]> http://kgab.com/tuesday-on-the-morning-zone-5/feed/ 0 Cheyenne Mayor Rick Kaysen (Amy Richards/TSM) Kaysen Proposing Raises For City Employees http://kgab.com/kaysen-proposing-raises-for-city-employees/ http://kgab.com/kaysen-proposing-raises-for-city-employees/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 18:01:02 +0000 Doug Randall http://kgab.com/?p=261132 Cheyenne Mayor Rick Kaysen is proposing employee pay raises of 2.25% in his budget proposals for fiscal year 2014.

The mayor says city employees have received only 2 raises in the last four years, and calls his proposed pay increases "modest"

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]]> http://kgab.com/kaysen-proposing-raises-for-city-employees/feed/ 0 (Doug Randall/TSM) Winter Storm Halts City Projects http://kgab.com/winter-storm-halts-city-projects/ http://kgab.com/winter-storm-halts-city-projects/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 15:37:34 +0000 Doug Randall http://kgab.com/?p=259486 Cheyenne Mayor Rick Kaysen says the latest in a series of severe spring snowstorms which hit Cheyenne this week has set back work on a variety of city projects.

The mayor says the storm which hit Tuesday night and Wednesday morning halted work on the East and West Pershing Reconstruction projects, The Converse/Pershing/19th street /Roundabout Project, some Board of Public Utilities work and even gardening projects in city parks and similar areas

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]]> http://kgab.com/winter-storm-halts-city-projects/feed/ 0 Sean Gallup/Getty Images Tuesday's Morning Zone: The Mayor and Rep. Lummis http://kgab.com/tuesdays-morning-zone-the-mayor-and-rep-lummis/ http://kgab.com/tuesdays-morning-zone-the-mayor-and-rep-lummis/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 11:29:41 +0000 Dave Chaffin http://kgab.com/?p=258819 Today's Morning Zone features duscssuions with Cheyenne's Mayor and Wyoming's Lone Representative.

7:07AM MDT Early bird open lines. Be our guest and weigh in the the hot topics of the day before you head off to work. Just call toll free 1-888-503-6500 o

]]> http://kgab.com/tuesdays-morning-zone-the-mayor-and-rep-lummis/feed/ 0 U.S. Representative Cynthia Lummis Kaysen Reminds Motorists About Project Detours http://kgab.com/kaysen-reminds-motorists-about-project-detours/ http://kgab.com/kaysen-reminds-motorists-about-project-detours/#comments Thu, 11 Apr 2013 19:19:15 +0000 Doug Randall http://kgab.com/?p=254370  

Cheyenne Mayor Rick Kaysen is reminding motorists to expect some road closures and detours in conjunction with the Converse/19th street/Pershing Roundabout project which is supposed to get underway on Monday, weather permitting.

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]]> http://kgab.com/kaysen-reminds-motorists-about-project-detours/feed/ 0 (J.Green/tsm) Kaysen Says Hollywood Video Talks 'In the home stretch" http://kgab.com/kaysen-says-hollywood-video-talks-in-the-home-stretch/ http://kgab.com/kaysen-says-hollywood-video-talks-in-the-home-stretch/#comments Wed, 03 Apr 2013 16:23:36 +0000 Doug Randall http://kgab.com/?p=252360 Cheyenne Mayor Rick Kaysen says the city has an agreement in principle with the owners of the former Hollywood Video in Cheyenne, and is closing on a final agreement for the property.

The city wants the property for the Converse/Pershing/19th street roundabout project, and Kaysen says the city has an agreement with the property owners to begin construction work associated with that project on the property, and says the city is also working on easements associated with the project

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]]> http://kgab.com/kaysen-says-hollywood-video-talks-in-the-home-stretch/feed/ 0 Cheyenne Mayor Rick Kaysen (Doug Randall/TSM) Would A New Fence Fix 'The Hole'? http://kgab.com/would-a-new-fence-fix-the-hole/ http://kgab.com/would-a-new-fence-fix-the-hole/#comments Mon, 18 Mar 2013 16:38:28 +0000 Doug Randall http://kgab.com/?p=249416 Cheyenne Mayor Rick Kaysen says that while talks continue between the city and a Kansas company about a possible purchase by the city of the 2/3 of the property it doesn't currently own, officials are looking to mitigate the visual impact of the empty property with a new, more decorative fence

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]]> http://kgab.com/would-a-new-fence-fix-the-hole/feed/ 0 ''The Hole'' (Doug Randall/TSM) Kaysen Says Budget Will Be 'Very Tight' http://kgab.com/kaysen-says-budget-will-be-very-tight/ http://kgab.com/kaysen-says-budget-will-be-very-tight/#comments Mon, 11 Mar 2013 15:15:51 +0000 Doug Randall http://kgab.com/?p=248305 Cheyenne Mayor Rick Kaysen says it looks like the city budget for fiscal year 2014, and for that matter the next few years, will remain tight.

Kaysen says he has met with city department heads, as well as support agencies like the animal shelter and the city-county health department to get their funding requests for the new fiscal year which begins on July 1

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]]> http://kgab.com/kaysen-says-budget-will-be-very-tight/feed/ 0 Cheyenne Mayor Rick Kaysen (Doug Randall/TSM) Mayor, Council Working On Budget http://kgab.com/mayor-council-working-on-budget/ http://kgab.com/mayor-council-working-on-budget/#comments Tue, 19 Feb 2013 16:22:38 +0000 Doug Randall http://kgab.com/?p=244655 Cheyenne Mayor Rick Kaysen says he and the city council have already completed the first round of work on a budget for fiscal year 2014, which gets underway July 1 of this year.

Kaysen says the city got good news when the legislature recently approved $20 million in funding for city and county governments across Wyoming

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]]> http://kgab.com/mayor-council-working-on-budget/feed/ 0 Kaysen Supports Lottery Bill http://kgab.com/kaysen-supports-lottery-bill/ http://kgab.com/kaysen-supports-lottery-bill/#comments Mon, 18 Feb 2013 16:43:49 +0000 Doug Randall http://kgab.com/?p=244406 Cheyenne Mayor Rick Kaysen says he supports the lottery bill currently being considered in the state legislature.

He says the issue is important to local governments in the state because 55 percent of the money generated would go to local governments

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]]> http://kgab.com/kaysen-supports-lottery-bill/feed/ 0 Kevork Djansezian, Getty Images Tuesday-A WOW DAY in The Morning Zone!! http://kgab.com/tuesday-an-all-star-day-on-the-morning-zone/ http://kgab.com/tuesday-an-all-star-day-on-the-morning-zone/#comments Mon, 18 Feb 2013 13:06:41 +0000 Dave Chaffin http://kgab.com/?p=244369 Today on The Morning Zone, host Dave Chaffin will be visited by not only Mayor Rick Kaysen, at 7:37AM MST, but also, U.S, Senator John Barasso at 8:07AM MST. Then Representative Cynthia Lummis stops by the Morning Zone at 9:07 hour aSena Both are home for the congressional recess and will be with us to talk about the continuing effort to develop a real budget for the country and avoid "Sequestration" as well as President Obama's proposed immigration reform as well as other issues that have the potential to effect Wyoming. Don't

]]> http://kgab.com/tuesday-an-all-star-day-on-the-morning-zone/feed/ 0 Alex Wong, Getty Images Hundreds March for Equality, Memory of King http://kgab.com/hundreds-march-for-equality-memory-of-king/ http://kgab.com/hundreds-march-for-equality-memory-of-king/#comments Mon, 21 Jan 2013 19:44:25 +0000 Doug Randall http://kgab.com/?p=237639 Several hundred people, including Governor Matt Mead, Secretary of State Max Maxfield  Cheyenne Mayor Rick Kaysen and Laramie County Commissioner M. Lee Hassenour joined a march through downtown Cheyenne Monday in memory of slain civil right leader Martin Luther King Jr as Wyoming's  capital city observed Martin Luther King Jr

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]]> http://kgab.com/hundreds-march-for-equality-memory-of-king/feed/ 0 (Doug Randall/TSM) Kaysen:City Building Security Under Review http://kgab.com/kaysencity-building-security-under-review/ http://kgab.com/kaysencity-building-security-under-review/#comments Mon, 21 Jan 2013 17:39:08 +0000 Doug Randall http://kgab.com/?p=237571 Cheyenne Mayor Rick Kaysen says city officials are looking at possible ways of improving security at city hall and other city owned buildings.

He says the discussion was already underway prior to the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings in Connecticut, but adds no decisions have yet been made

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]]> http://kgab.com/kaysencity-building-security-under-review/feed/ 0 (Doug Randall/TSM) Tuesday On The Morning Zone-Mayor Kaysen and Superintendent Hill http://kgab.com/tuesday-on-the-morning-zone-mayor-kaysen-and-superintendent-hill/ http://kgab.com/tuesday-on-the-morning-zone-mayor-kaysen-and-superintendent-hill/#comments Tue, 18 Dec 2012 13:10:11 +0000 Dave Chaffin http://kgab.com/?p=231231 Today on The Morning Zone, host Dave Chaffin will be talking with Cheyenne's Mayor and Schools Chief, Cindy Hill.

7:07AM MST: We've got early open line time. If you have to run off to work before we usually get into our open lines, then this is your chance to still get to air what's on your mind. Pick up the phone and call in...

]]> http://kgab.com/tuesday-on-the-morning-zone-mayor-kaysen-and-superintendent-hill/feed/ 0 Cheyenne Mayor Rick Kaysen (Doug Randall/TSM) Kaysen Says Apartment Complex Planned North of Walmart http://kgab.com/kaysen-says-apartment-complex-planned-north-of-walmart/ http://kgab.com/kaysen-says-apartment-complex-planned-north-of-walmart/#comments Tue, 27 Nov 2012 16:29:50 +0000 Doug Randall http://kgab.com/?p=226820 Cheyenne Mayor Rick Kaysen says a company known as Scenic Development is making plans for a 320 unit apartment complex just north of Walmart in Cheyenne.

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]]> http://kgab.com/kaysen-says-apartment-complex-planned-north-of-walmart/feed/ 0 Cheyenne Mayor Rick Kaysen (Doug Randall/TSM) Talks Continue On Downtown Hole http://kgab.com/talks-continue-on-downtown-hole/ http://kgab.com/talks-continue-on-downtown-hole/#comments Mon, 26 Nov 2012 17:40:43 +0000 Doug Randall http://kgab.com/?p=226623 Cheyenne Mayor Rick Kaysen says negotiations are continuing between the city and the Kansas company which owns 2/3 of the property on Lincolnway commonly referred to as ''the hole''.

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]]> http://kgab.com/talks-continue-on-downtown-hole/feed/ 0 ''The Hole'' (Doug Randall/TSM) Kaysen Says Connector Project Moving Forward http://kgab.com/kaysen-says-connector-project-moving-forward/ http://kgab.com/kaysen-says-connector-project-moving-forward/#comments Tue, 13 Nov 2012 15:44:46 +0000 Doug Randall http://kgab.com/?p=223962 Cheyenne Mayor Rick Kaysen says a project linking Holliday Park with the Cheyenne Greenway is moving ahead as planned.

The mayor says a tunnel linking the park and greenway has already been completed and was finished over a weekend with minimal disruption to the surrounding area

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]]> http://kgab.com/kaysen-says-connector-project-moving-forward/feed/ 0 Area of Holliday Park Being Connected to Greenway (Doug Randall/tsm) City Revenues Exceed Projections http://kgab.com/city-revenues-exceed-projections/ http://kgab.com/city-revenues-exceed-projections/#comments Fri, 09 Nov 2012 18:41:02 +0000 Doug Randall http://kgab.com/?p=216640 Cheyenne Mayor Rick Kaysen says city revenues are continuing to run well ahead of projections for fiscal year 2013.

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]]> http://kgab.com/city-revenues-exceed-projections/feed/ 0 Cheyenne City Hall (Doug Randall/TSM) Tues. Morning Zone: Crime with Kouri, Mayor on The City and The Conservation District http://kgab.com/tues-morning-zone-crime-with-kouri-mayor-on-the-city-and-the-conservation-district/ http://kgab.com/tues-morning-zone-crime-with-kouri-mayor-on-the-city-and-the-conservation-district/#comments Tue, 16 Oct 2012 12:39:23 +0000 Dave Chaffin http://kgab.com/?p=166807 You are invited to THINK BEFORE BREAKFAST, with us here in The Morning Zone from 6-10AM MDT.. Today, our guests will be:

7:07AM MDT: Crime Columnist and long time friend of the program, Jim Kouri joins host Dave Chaffin. Jim will discuss his latest column (

]]> http://kgab.com/tues-morning-zone-crime-with-kouri-mayor-on-the-city-and-the-conservation-district/feed/ 0 Cheyenne Mayor Rick Kaysen (Amy Richards/TSM) Kaysen says UDC Under Review http://kgab.com/kaysen-says-udc-under-review/ http://kgab.com/kaysen-says-udc-under-review/#comments Fri, 12 Oct 2012 14:44:03 +0000 Doug Randall http://kgab.com/?p=158981 Cheyenne Mayor Rick Kaysen says the city's Unified Development Code, which took effect at the end of April, is under an on-going review process to determine where changes might be needed.

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]]> http://kgab.com/kaysen-says-udc-under-review/feed/ 0 Cheyenne Mayor Rick Kaysen (Amy Richards/TSM)