''the hole''

Collins says it will take a year to finish the architectural plans before construction begins.

The adjacent property commonly known as "the hole" has been vacant since a 2003 fire destroyed a bakeshop that was once located there.

Amber Ash said filling the property is ''not really as simple as people think, especially when you are working around historic structures,"

Plans to fill "the hole" and redevelop the adjacent Hynds Building in downtown Cheyenne are moving forward.

Dale Steenbergen says he thinks spending public money will be needed to allow the project to move forward.

A historic building that has sit vacant in downtown Cheyenne for nearly 30 years may soon house the state's largest law firm.

Officials with the Children's Museum of Cheyenne say they had several reasons for rejecting an offer of free land on which to build the facility.

Cheyenne Mayor Rick Kaysen says that while it is far from being a reality at this point, he sees a two story, 50-space parking facility as one possible option for "the hole" in downtown Cheyenne.

Cheyenne Mayor Rick Kaysen says there are "unanswered questions" about the future of "the hole."

He says such a building would be a public facility which would include meeting rooms and other areas for public events.

The property on East Lincolnway has been vacant since a fire destroyed a business which had been located there in 2005.

The property has been vacant since a fire destroyed a business located there a decade ago, and the site is widely regarded as a major eyesore in the downtown area.