CHEYENNE – Arguably one of the most talked-about revitalization projects, the Hynds Building and the Hole in downtown Cheyenne may be nearing development.

The Cheyenne City Council Finance Committee met Tuesday to discuss a potential partnership with Cheyenne LEADS to fill the Hole – where Mary’s Bake Shoppe previously stood – and bring the Hynds Building back to life, which, with the exception of the first floor, hasn’t been used since the 1980s.

The partnership would be a part of LEADS’ Large Projects Gap Financing Program, which utilizes voter-approved sixth-penny sales and use tax funds for economic development.

Mayor Patrick Collins said when he was first elected in 2000, he and Councilman Mark Rinne were on the sixth-penny committee for the city. They drew up proposition 12, which

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