ROCK SPRINGS — Inalvelz Chavez, owner of Casa Chavez Mexican Restaurant, recently purchased the parking lot at 317 M Street and has opened it for public use.

The parking lot has been part of a long-standing dispute and was necessary for businesses on Pilot Butte Ave. It was purchased by an out-of-state business through a delinquent tax sale and was leased to one of the businesses in downtown Rock Springs. When the lease ended, the business locked the lot which caused a reduction in available parking spaces for downtown.

Chavez negotiated with the owner for the parking lot and succeeded in purchasing it. The 700 block now has more available parking.