Torrington City Council Summary
Week of September 2, 2026
Completion of East D Street project announced
City advances grant application for $1.8 million sewer project
Council approves $360,000 bid for new street sweeper
City to enforce trash rollout container ordinance
Local entrepreneur gets green light for curb painting business
Council honors fallen police Sgt. Harley Mark
Volunteer firefighters assist with jail cell biohazard cleanup
Completion of East D Street project announced
TORRINGTON, Wyo. — The East D Street project, a major infrastructure improvement that has been on the books since 2009, is now complete. The thoroughfare, which sees heavy traffic serving the northwest part of town and Eastern Wyoming College, is fully paved from the highway to 30th Avenue. The project also included the installation of a new water line, storm sewer system, curbs, gutters and sidewalks.
City advances grant application for $1.8 million sewer project
TORRINGTON, Wyo. — The city will retain Old Glory Engineering LLC of Saratoga for up to $25,000 to prepare a Community Development Block Grant application for a major sewer infrastructure project. The estimated $1.8 million project will line approximately 16,000 feet of aging clay sewer pipes and replace 62 brick manholes with precast concrete. Public Works Director Jeff Harkins noted the city plans to offer a 5 percent funding match to increase the application's competitiveness for the fiscal year 2027 grant.
Council approves $360,000 bid for new street sweeper
TORRINGTON, Wyo. — The council unanimously awarded a $360,328.44 bid to Hardline Equipment of Commerce City, Colorado, for a new Dulevo D6 mechanical street sweeper. Streets and Sanitation Department Supervisor Ed Hawley stated the new machine includes a vacuum system, which will significantly improve the clearing of storm drains compared to the city's current Elgin Pelican models. The city plans to keep its most reliable Pelican as a backup while auctioning off a second, high-maintenance unit.
City to enforce trash rollout container ordinance
TORRINGTON, Wyo. — Residents leaving their 90-gallon trash rollout containers on the curb for extended periods may soon face warnings or citations from code enforcement. Officials reminded the public that city ordinance permits containers to be placed at the curb no earlier than 5 p.m. the day before pickup and requires them to be removed by 8 p.m. the day of pickup. Issues with windblown trash, neighborhood aesthetics and traffic impediments on narrow streets were cited as the reasons for the impending enforcement.
Local entrepreneur gets green light for curb painting business
TORRINGTON, Wyo. — The council unanimously approved a request from a resident to launch a local business painting address numbers on residential curbs. To maintain uniformity and prevent neighborhood disputes over sports teams or other logos, the council restricted the approved designs to strictly black-and-white reflective numbers. The resident will coordinate with Streets and Sanitation Department Supervisor Ed Hawley to establish specific guidelines for the service, which aims to assist first responders and delivery drivers in quickly locating homes.
Council honors fallen police Sgt. Harley Mark
TORRINGTON, Wyo. — The Torrington City Council and Police Chief Matt Johnson honored the memory of fallen police Sgt. Harley Mark at Tuesday's meeting. Mark was killed in the line of duty on Sept. 7, 1993, as a result of a motor vehicle accident while attempting to apprehend a suspect. Members of Mark's family attended the meeting, where Johnson highlighted the department's updated challenge coin, which proudly displays Mark's reserved badge number, 101, in his memory.
Volunteer firefighters assist with jail cell biohazard cleanup
TORRINGTON, Wyo. — During his monthly report, Fire Chief Jeff Schick commended three volunteer firefighters for assisting the Goshen County Sheriff's Office with a biohazard situation. Volunteers responded with a rural engine to hose down a holding cell after an inmate smeared human waste throughout the area. Schick praised the volunteers for stepping up to handle the task without complaint.
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