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Developers seek annexation of Cox Ranch for business‑park/data‑center campus; neighbors raise water, heritage and traffic concerns
Summary
An owner‑petition to annex roughly 1,260 acres near Happy Jack Road for development — developers described a data‑center project and promised utility upgrades; residents and advocates raised groundwater recharge, cultural‑site and road‑funding concerns, and the committee issued no recommendation after extended public comment.
Developers pursuing annexation of the Cox Ranch parcel west of Round Top Road and adjacent to Happy Jack Road told Cheyenne’s Public Service Committee on April 20 that their planned project would be a business‑park and data‑center campus served by city utilities and funded infrastructure upgrades.
Tom Galissmeer of Via West and Jack O’Neal of Skybox Data Centers presented the project to the committee, saying they aim to build a multi‑phase data‑center campus with long‑term operations and minimal permanent local traffic. O’Neal said the facilities would use closed‑loop cooling and that the developer and utilities would shoulder upgrade costs for water, sewer and electric service, asserting the project would provide hundreds of long‑term jobs and substantial tax‑base gains.
The presentation met immediate pushback from residents, tribal‑heritage advocates and local groups. Reeba…
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