The board voted yesterday on the FY 2018 budget, which is the first to be created under UW’s new fiscal management system. This included the significant unspent cash balances across various UW accounts, which the board decided to manage in a more centralized fashion.
The city of Laramie’s budget will be closely examined by the city council over the next two months, and local residents are welcome to let their voice be heard.
“If it was eliminated it would be hard for Laramie to have any kind of air service at all,” says Jack Skinner, Laramie Regional Airport manager. “A lot of these rural airports rely on subsidies to connect to a major hub like Denver.”
Nichols was not certain how many jobs would be lost as a result of the proposal, but said the picture would become more clear once units finalize their plans to implement the cuts.