Cheyenne Mayor: No Excuses for Pothole Problem Cheyenne Mayor Patrick Collins says there are no excuses for the city's pothole problem, the city simply hasn't been doing the basic maintenance required to keep its 350 miles of roads in good shape. "Our Street and Alley crews are working so hard to patch the potholes, but they do not control the required maintenance of crack filling, sealing the roads, and milling and overlays," Collins said Friday in his Mayor's Minute column. Currently, $4.5 million in 5th penny money goes to roads each year, but Collins says it's not enough to stabilize them. Get our free mobile app