If you are not the planning type, don’t worry, we are! With Valentine’s Day right around the corner (hint, hint: this Thursday), we have put together the perfect date night that will allow you to enjoy the romantic setting that is Downtown Casper.
(more…)Downtown Casper is as vibrant as ever. Businesses are flourishing, food and drink can be found around every corner, and the community is regularly enjoying our unique city center.
As some have said: if you haven’t been to Downtown Casper in the last 18 months, you haven’t been to Downtown Casper. Businesses, organizations, partners, and individuals continue working hard to make this area the heart of our community.
With so many things happening, you may not know where to start. We’ve got you covered. Each month, we will be providing ways to experience Downtown Casper on a single night, in a month, or over the course of the year.
The Downtown Development Authority is the best resource for all that is happening in Downtown Casper and we are excited for the year to come.
CASPER DDA BOARD POSITION
The Casper Downtown Development Authority (DDA) is seeking applicants for the Board of Directors. There are three seats available, one with a single term that expires 6/30/20 and two full terms that expire 6/30/22. Details of the board and an application form can be found at downtowncasper.com or by stopping by our office. Applications, including a Letter of Interest, will be received until May 28, 2018, 4:00 pm, at the offices of the Downtown Development Authority located at 341 W. Yellowstone Hwy. Please call 307-235-6710 for additional information.
David Street Station Receives Daniels Fund Amateur Sports Grant
Casper, WY – The Downtown Development Authority announced today that it has received a $500,000 Daniels Fund grant to expand and enhance youth sports opportunities in Casper with the completion of David Street Station.
David Street Station is a new outdoor public gathering place in the heart of downtown Casper whose mission is to enrich the community by offering free public space for community events and gatherings. With an emphasis on children and family, the multi-purpose complex will also provide an ice skating rink and practice and play space for youth sports programs. Specific sports programs will include hockey, ice skating, figure skating, curling, basketball, volleyball, gymnastics, futsal (soccer in small area), exercise and wellness classes, and many others. In addition to traditional sports, the community complex lends itself to be used for non-traditional sports and competition, allowing all youth the opportunity to participate.
Wyoming sport enthusiasts have already worked to utilize the space in and around David Street Station to recruit and grow the summer 3×3 Basketball tournament, as well as to help rebuild and strengthen the Cowboy State Games. The Cowboy State Games has contracted to utilize the community complex to host their opening and closing ceremonies; plus, provide space for their activities and events. “David Street Station is, for the Casper Sports Alliance and the Cowboy State Games, an integral component for the sports events we host now and will into the future. It has already proven to be a valuable asset in attracting sports events to Casper that otherwise may have gone to another city or state. That’s good for our kids and our community,” said John Giantonio, Director of the Casper Sports Alliance.
The Daniels Fund, established by cable television pioneer Bill Daniels, is a private charitable foundation dedicated to making life better for the people of Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming through its grants program, scholarship program, and ethics initiative. Visit DanielsFund.org to learn more.
For more information, please contact Kevin Hawley, CEO of the Downtown Development Authority at (307) 235-6710 or kevin@downtowncasper.com
Rocky Mountain Power Donation to David Street Station
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Leslie Blythe, 307.259.6904
A $10,000 grant from the Rocky Mountain Power Foundation will assist with the Downtown Development Authority’s continued work on the David Street Station, an outdoor public place in the heart of Casper.
“Rocky Mountain Power and their charitable Foundation truly are partners in our great community. We are honored to accept this generous donation and eager to reinvest it back into the community through what is truly a civic project – David Street Station. We can’t thank Rocky Mountain Power and their Foundation enough for believing in us, our project, and our amazing community here in Casper” said Kevin Hawley, Director of the DDA.
“We are pleased to support the Downtown Development Authority with this donation from our Foundation,” said Leslie Blythe, Rocky Mountain Power regional business manager. “As part of this community, Rocky Mountain Power is grateful for all the work the program does in the Casper area.”
About David Street Station:
David Street Station, an outdoor civic space in the heart of downtown Casper, is currently under construction. Phase I construction, which includes a band shell, walkways, lighting, and landscaping, is set to be completed in August 2017. Phase II construction is set to begin in the summer of 2017 and will feature a free splash pad, pop up performance area, vendor space, restrooms, and observation deck. David Street Station will offer free community activities, open and accessible to all, in a safe, clean, and beautifully maintained facility. Common sights will be children giggling as they run through the community splash pad or families sitting together on a blanket enjoying one of the many free community movie nights. Additional activities will include Live Performances, Festivals, Community Fundraisers, and a Farmers Market.
About the Rocky Mountain Power Foundation:
The Rocky Mountain Power Foundation is part of the PacifiCorp Foundation, one of the largest utility-endowed foundations in the United States. The foundation was created in 1988 by PacifiCorp, an electric utility serving 1.8 million customers in six Western states as Rocky Mountain Power (Utah, Wyoming and Idaho) and Pacific Power (Oregon, Washington and California). The foundation’s mission, through charitable investments, is to support the growth and vitality of the communities served by Pacific Power and Rocky Mountain Power. For more information, visit www.rockymountainpower.net/foundation.
Please find the attached job description and application below. If emailing, please reference Operations Manager and use all caps in the subject line. Letter of Interest must be attached and will not be accepted as body of email. Incomplete applications will not be accepted. All applications for this position must be submitted by 2 P.M. on Friday, May 5th.
DSS_Operations Manager description
Please email applications to ceo@downtowncasper.com
Downtown Development Authority
341 W. Yellowstone Hwy.
Casper, WY 82601
Casper Downtown Development Authority
Downtown Parking Garage Attendant
Click here to get the application!
Classification: Guest Services Agent (part time)
30 Hours per week
This is an hourly position with no benefits.
Reports:
Attends designated parking area or a booth at a pay-for-parking entrance/exit during established lot hours. Directs drivers of vehicles to appropriate parking areas. Collects parking fees and provides information to visitors. Provides daily cleaning and maintenance of grounds, including snow removal of lots and/or assigned areas downtown. Monitors and/or patrols lots to check for required permits and to ensure cars are parked in designated spaces. This position reports to the Parking Garage Supervisor.
Examples of Duties:
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Physical demands/work environment:
Minimum Qualifications:
Six months’ parking lot operations or related experience; OR, Any equivalent combination of experience and/or education from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.
The Casper DDA is an Equal Opportunity Employer