Mark Moody
About
Mark Moody's campaign platform focuses on local economic and environmental controls, specifically opposing new data centers through smart planning and rejecting federal climate agendas that do not align with Wyoming's interests.
Campaign promises (2)
- developmentMark Moody vowed to oppose new data centers in Cheyenne.Related votes
- environmentMoody campaigned on the stance that Cheyenne needs to reject a federal climate agenda that does not fit Wyoming.
Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 19
- Total speaking time
- 45:46
- Avg per meeting
- 2:25
- Segments
- 1198
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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 Moody 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 (91)
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Ordinance 2nd Reading — Annexation of 5.06-acre Havill property (Fox Farm/Allison/College Drive)
Believed the required public hearing on annexation conditions should precede the vote, not follow it.
Ordinance 2nd Reading — AG Agricultural zoning for Havill property
Ordinance 2nd Reading — Havill property rezoning from AG to BP Business Park
Resolution — General Fund Balance Policy / Stormwater transfers (Item 17)
Item 7 – Hitching Post District annexation (3rd reading)
Item 10 – Orchard Hills annexation (3rd reading) — postponement failed, approved 8-2
Wants new data-center guardrails adopted first so the project is not grandfathered out of them
Item 11 – Orchard Hills initial zoning AG (3rd reading)
Item 23 – Future Land Use Map amendment (Orchard Hills)
Item 12 – Orchard Hills zone change to Light Industrial (3rd reading)
Item 25 – $250,000 golf cart path reappropriation
Item 34b – Martin/Martin parking lot design agreement
Cox Ranch annexation (3rd reading)
Cox Ranch zoning: AG and P districts (3rd reading)
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)
Comprehensive Climate Action Plan — adopted as 'acknowledged receipt'
Objected to plan strategies on heat pumps, electrification, and Governor Gordon's rejection of the grant
Overruling Planning Commission denial (PUDC-26-176)
Roundtop Road Future Land Use Map amendment (postponed from May 11)
Appointment of Andrew Sickenberger as Municipal Court Judge
Motion to limit debate to three minutes per member per item
Ordinance 7 — Cox Ranch annexation, 2nd reading
The impact to agriculture is what we keep overlooking.
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
The resolution misstates the federal amendment, which is voluntary and requires state opt-in.
Third Reading — Annexation of land west of Roundtop Road and south of Happy Jack Road
Third Reading — BP Business Park zoning for the annexed land
Item 10 – Clear Creek Parkway/Gannett Peak Drive annexation (26.29 acres), 3rd reading
Asked constituents for a delay and repeatedly opposed the annexation pipeline.
Item 11 – LI Light Industrial zoning for Clear Creek parcel, 3rd reading
Item 12 – West Wallick Road rezoning to BP Business Park, 3rd reading
Item 13 – Highlands annexation, 3,459.99 acres east of South Greeley Highway, 3rd reading
Moved to delay the effective date and to recommit after constituents requested time.
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 16 – Reed property rezoning to BP Business Park (387 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
Item 26a – First & Union Apartments LP ground lease (8.37 acres)
Police Employment Ordinance (3rd Reading)
Regional Entertainment Overlay District & Gaming Center Standards (3rd Reading)
National Electrical Code Update (3rd Reading)
Annexation — Swan Ranch Business Park Expansion (2nd Reading)
Zoning — LI Light Industrial, Swan Ranch Expansion (2nd Reading)
Highlands Annexation — Microsoft Data Center (2nd Reading)
Too many unanswered questions on an unprecedented annexation
Postponement Motion — Highlands Annexation
Slowing the process was what residents wanted