Lawrence Wolfe
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- Meetings spoken in
- 18
- Total speaking time
- 3:04:55
- Avg per meeting
- 10:16
- Segments
- 2351
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Top issues during term (20)
Hitching Post District / PRCA headquarters
City taxpayers have contributed; backers project roughly $800,000 a year in local sales tax once the museum and hall of fame open.
Orchard Hills annexation (162 acres)
Developer pledges to fund 100% of utility tie-ins plus Wallock/Parsley road extensions and a greenway connection, at no cost to taxpayers.
Cox Ranch annexation and Skybox data center
A data center could expand the city's tax base but also raise service costs for police, fire and water infrastructure; no project cost figures were provided.
Stormwater reserve transfer policy
Up to $10 million in excess reserves could eventually have been directed to stormwater fixes; the failure leaves drainage projects unfunded for now.
Wyoming Downs relocation to 3307 Nationway
The relocated facility keeps gaming tax revenue in the city without adding a new venue.
Data center regulations in the Unified Development Code
Concerns over water, electricity rates and property values near data center campuses.
Police equipment purchases
Up to $853,980 for armored vehicles; body armor covered by a state homeland security grant.
Nisley family farm annexation fight
Swan Ranch development agreement
Roughly $1.4 million in remaining road fees flow to city infrastructure on Clear Creek Parkway.
Christensen Road erosion mitigation deferred
Contract value up to $314,905 from the 2012 & 2017 specific purpose option tax funds, deferred.
Twelve-Month Data Center Moratorium
Data center revenues reportedly fund nine firefighter positions and the new CSO; a moratorium could chill hundreds of millions in investment.
Roundtop Road annexation and Business Park zoning
Bypassing ISC could forgo state-mandated impact fees the city would otherwise receive.
Truck size and weight on Wyoming interstates
Heavier trucks could worsen road damage against a half-billion-dollar WYDOT funding shortfall.
Alleged LEADS influence over city positions
Unknown pending the outcome and compensation terms.
Hail-damage roof repairs at six city buildings
Up to $383,130 from sales tax funds, state distributions and insurance proceeds.
HR Ranch / Campstool Road Business Park rezone defeated
Developer says property has sat vacant 50 years and is constrained by transmission lines; no end user named yet.
Airport Golf Course cart path repair funding
$250,000 from general fund reserves.
Comprehensive plan update finally funded
The plan cost about $350,000 in federal grant money; adoption itself imposes no spending, but future strategies could affect building and energy costs.
Administrative Inspection Warrants ordinance
No direct cost to residents; critics warned of potential legal defense costs if the ordinance is challenged.
Lead Service Line Investigation and Replacement
Up to $20 million in state loan debt for lead pipe replacement.
Decisions during term (447)
Recorded while Wolfe was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Consent Agenda (Items 5, 16, 18, 19, 21.b, 22.a, 22.b, 23.a, 23.b)
Ordinance 2nd Reading — Annexation south of US-30, north of Commerce Circle
Ordinance 2nd Reading — BP Business Park zoning, south of Tate Road
Ordinance 2nd Reading — Annexation of 5.06-acre Havill property (Fox Farm/Allison/College Drive)
Ordinance 2nd Reading — AG Agricultural zoning for Havill property
Ordinance 2nd Reading — Havill property rezoning from AG to BP Business Park
Ordinance 2nd Reading — UDC agricultural use amendments (Sections 1.4.3, 1.4.4, 2.2.3, 5.1.4, 5.7.2)
Ordinance 2nd Reading — Unpaved parking allowance (UDC Section 6.2.8)
Ordinance 2nd Reading — Livestock restriction exceptions (Muni Code 6.08.020)
Ordinance 2nd Reading — Electric fencing for agricultural uses (Muni Code 9.12.080)
Resolution — General Fund Balance Policy / Stormwater transfers (Item 17)
Resolution — Special Use approval for gaming center/simulcasting at 3307 Nationway (Item 20)
2026 Development Agreement — Swan Ranch Development Area (Item 21.a)
MINUTES FROM REGULAR MEETING OF THE GOVERNING BODY ON OCTOBER 12, 2026.
RESOLUTION – Authorizing up to an $18,063,014 Interfund Loan from the One Percent Sales Tax Capital Projects fund to the Special Purpose Option Sales Tax Capital Projects Fund to facilitate projects approved by voters at the August 18,…
Consent agenda (Items 22, 23, 24, 33a, 26 removed)
Item 7 – Hitching Post District annexation (3rd reading)
Item 8 – Hitching Post initial zoning AG/LI (3rd reading)
Item 22 – PlanCheyenne Future Land Use Map amendment (Hitching Post)
Item 9 – Hitching Post zone change to Business Park (3rd reading)
Voting record (56)
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Resolution — General Fund Balance Policy / Stormwater transfers (Item 17)
Resolution — Special Use approval for gaming center/simulcasting at 3307 Nationway (Item 20)
Item 7 – Hitching Post District annexation (3rd reading)
Item 10 – Orchard Hills annexation (3rd reading) — postponement failed, approved 8-2
Clerk recorded Moody and Wolfe voting no; Wolfe had criticized data center siting near established neighborhoods
Cox Ranch annexation (3rd reading)
Criticized weak annexation ordinances, data center impacts, and overruling the planning commission
Cox Ranch rezoning to Business Park (3rd reading)
HR Ranch/Campstool rezoning to Business Park (2nd reading) — FAILED
Orchard Hills annexation (2nd reading)
Orchard Hills rezoning to Light Industrial (2nd reading)
Overruling Planning Commission denial (PUDC-26-176)
Roundtop Road Future Land Use Map amendment (postponed from May 11)
Motion to limit debate to three minutes per member per item
Ordinance 7 — Cox Ranch annexation, 2nd reading
More work is needed on agreements between the city and the developers.
Ordinance 8 — AG/P zoning for Cox Ranch land, 2nd reading
Ordinance 9 — Business Park zone change for Cox Ranch, 2nd reading
Resolution 18 — Opposing heavier trucks on national highways
Resolutions like this are a waste of council time and an imposition into federal lawmaking.
Item 13 – Highlands annexation, 3,459.99 acres east of South Greeley Highway, 3rd reading
Believed the city should keep leverage to negotiate a community benefits agreement and that the statutory factual basis was absent.
Item 14 – AG Agricultural zoning for Highlands land, 3rd reading
Item 15 – Highlands rezoning to BP Business Park (3,034.7 acres), 3rd reading
Item 19 – Resolution overruling the Planning Commission's FLUM disapproval
Item 20 – Resolution amending the Future Land Use Map and Urban Service Boundary
Police Employment Ordinance (3rd Reading)
Regional Entertainment Overlay District & Gaming Center Standards (3rd Reading)
National Electrical Code Update (3rd Reading)
Highlands Annexation — Microsoft Data Center (2nd Reading)
Sought a four-month postponement to negotiate a comprehensive annexation/community benefits agreement with Microsoft
Postponement Motion — Highlands Annexation
To allow time to negotiate a partnership agreement
Zoning — Business Park, Highlands Property (2nd Reading)
Wastewater local limits ordinance (7)
HR Ranch zone change to NR-2 (9)
FY2027 budget appropriation ordinance (10)
Water and Sewer Rates ordinance (12)
Carports ordinance (14)
600-square-foot front carports and wind dangers are a major change
Belvoir Ranch due diligence agreements resolution (28)
substitute adds charging authority and city ownership of information
Oversized vehicle ordinance — third reading (item 8)
Data center moratorium — second reading (item 14)
Said a moratorium doesn't resolve the issues and chills business; called instead for demanding more from companies.
Zone change to Light Industrial south of I-80, east of Southwest Drive — Item 8
Sweetgrass PUD amendment (Ord. 4524 modification, 3rd reading) — Item 9
$5 million for Reed Avenue Corridor approved on final reading
Health insurance resolution fails 2-7
Zoning change: Harmony Valley PUD to NR-3, north of West College Drive (item 8)
Zoning change: Harmony Valley PUD to NR-3, south of West Allison Road (item 9)
Zoning change: AG to NR-3, north of Allison Road (item 10)
Zoning change: MR to NR-2, 2900 Central Avenue townhomes (item 11)
Vacation of Frank Court (item 12)
Repeal of Stormwater Runoff Management System User Fee (Ordinance No. 4603 repeal, 3rd reading)
Believes the city needs to invest more in storm drainage itself.
Contract Modification #1 with Plan One Architects – Municipal Building Renovation ($867,050)
Believed local professional firms deserved a competitive bid.
Ordinance creating Chapter 8.72, Private Displays on Public Property
Doesn't think it's a big enough issue to warrant the effort
Stormwater fee repeal (Ordinance 4603), second reading
Believes repeal abandons stormwater commitment and won't produce legislative funding
Ordinance creating Chapter 8.72, Private Displays on Public Property (2nd reading)
Believes it is good policy of general application though open to amending the fine.