Fight the Blight

In her release, the mayor said ''real progress" has been made and warned property owners in Cheyenne to make sure sites they own are safe.

After several years of decline, the inn burned down in a September 2010 fire that later was determined to be a case of arson.

The Grand Champion City, to be announced in October, will win $5 million.

A task force formed to tackle Cheyenne's abandoned buildings problem has come up with an action plan to clean up the city.

Keeping her campaign promise to "fight the blight" in Cheyenne, Mayor Marian Orr has formed a task force to tackle the city's abandoned buildings problem.