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Mark Moody

Council Member, Ward 32025-01-06 to 2029-01-01 (start 2025-01-06 per Cheyenne Star-Tribune/Yahoo News report of the January 6, 2025 council meeting; month-level end: January 2029 (four-year ward terms; 2024 general election cohort))

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)

  • development
    Mark Moody vowed to oppose new data centers in Cheyenne.
    Related votes
  • environment
    Moody campaigned on the stance that Cheyenne needs to reject a federal climate agenda that does not fit Wyoming.

At a glance

News mentions
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Term ending Jan 1, 2029.

Voice

Meetings spoken in
19
Total speaking time
45:46
Avg per meeting
2:25
Segments
1198

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Filtered to Development

Top issues during term (14)(Development)

high↑Mar 2026[26]

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.

critical↓Apr 2026[23]

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.

critical→Jul 2026[21]

Data center regulations in the Unified Development Code

Concerns over water, electricity rates and property values near data center campuses.

high↑Oct 2026[16]

Nisley family farm annexation fight

high↓Sep 2026[11]

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.

critical↓Jun 2026[8]

Microsoft Highlands Data Center Annexation

Microsoft is already the city's top taxpayer at roughly $11 million a year in property tax, and the annexation brings more tax base but also infrastructure obligations.

medium↑Jan 2026[6]

North Cheyenne annexation of 26 surrounded parcels

Annexed landowners will begin paying city taxes and receive city services and utilities.

medium↓Jul 2026[2]

Affordable housing at Converse and Carlson

Generates lease revenue for the city, though one speaker criticized deferred-rent and eventual deed-transfer terms.

critical↓Jan 2026[2]

Annexation of YFresh farm and county pockets

The farm owners face possible tap fees, inspection costs and an estimated $50,000 predator-fence requirement; the city says it may need six months or more of staff time diverted to write the new code.

medium↓Jun 2026[2]

Belvoir Ranch development due diligence

Access may be free for invited companies, but fees can be charged to others; study data belongs to the city.

medium↓Jan 2026[2]

Accessory dwelling unit reform

Could lower housing costs by expanding rental supply; no city cost identified.

low↓Mar 2026[1]

April 13 hearing on 1,259.91-acre annexation compliance

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medium↓Apr 2026[1]

Historic Cox mausoleum preservation

Survey and legal preservation costs borne by the parties; not quantified.

medium↓Jan 2026[1]

Magic Meadows affordable housing project

A $500,000 state grant request, amended down from $1 million after contractor estimates.

Decisions during term (20)

Recorded while Moody was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.

approved10-0Oct 26, 2026

2026 Development Agreement — Swan Ranch Development Area (Item 21.a)

approvedOct 12, 2026

[CA] RESOLUTION – Granting Special Use approval for a gaming center pursuant to Unified Development Code Section 2.2.7 and granting local approval of a site-specific application for a Simulcasting Permit to be issued by the Wyoming Gaming…

approvedOct 12, 2026

[CA] 2026 Development Agreement between the City of Cheyenne, Granite Peak Development, LP, Laramie Land Holdings, LLC, 2R Investments, LLC, Granite Peak Transloading, LLC and those entities’ assigns under common ownership and Clear Creek…

approvedSep 28, 2026

RESOLUTION – Granting Special Use approval for a gaming center pursuant to Unified Development Code Section 2.2.7 and granting local approval of a site-specific application for a Simulcasting Permit to be issued by the Wyoming Gaming…

approved8-0Sep 14, 2026

[CA] RESOLUTION – Granting Special Use approval for a gaming center pursuant to Unified Development Code Section 2.2.7 and granting local approval of a site-specific application for a Simulcasting Permit to be issued by the Wyoming Gaming…

approvedJul 27, 2026

RESOLUTION – Adopting the 2026 Program Year Annual Action Plan for the City of Cheyenne Community Development Block Grant Entitlement Program. (FINANCE COMMITTEE)

approvedJun 23, 2026

Industrial and Economic Development Services Agreement between the City of Cheyenne and the Cheyenne/Laramie County Corporation for Economic Development (LEADS) for the period of July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027. (General Fund) (FINANCE…

approvedJun 8, 2026

Industrial and Economic Development Services Agreement between the City of Cheyenne and the Cheyenne/Laramie County Corporation for Economic Development (LEADS) for the period of July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027. (General Fund)

approvedJun 8, 2026

Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Cheyenne and the Cheyenne Downtown Development Authority for the Fiscal Year beginning July 1, 2026 and ending June 30, 2027. (General Fund)

approvedJun 8, 2026

Consideration of Bid #S-17-26 for a Contract between the City of Cheyenne and JTL Group, Inc. d/b/a Knife River for the 2026 Safe Routes to School project. (Community Development Block Grant & ForMak Grant) (FINANCE COMMITTEE)

approvedMay 26, 2026

Consideration of Bid #S-17-26 for a Contract between the City of Cheyenne and JTL Group, Inc. d/b/a Knife River for the 2026 Safe Routes to School project. (Community Development Block Grant & ForMak Grant)

approvedMay 11, 2026

Downtown Development Authority FY2027 budget — Item 22

approvedVoted yes9-0Apr 27, 2026

Downtown Development District expansion approved

approvedApr 13, 2026

Downtown Development District expansion on second reading (item 14)

approvedApr 13, 2026

RESOLUTION – Approving an increase of the budget of the Cheyenne Downtown Development Authority for the Fiscal Year beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026. (SPONSOR – MR. WHITE)

approvedFeb 23, 2026

[CA] RESOLUTION – Expressing the support of the Governing Body for the inclusion of Laramie County Property ID Number 14663133500500 in the Downtown Development District. (PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE)

approvedFeb 9, 2026

RESOLUTION – Expressing the support of the Governing Body for the inclusion of Laramie County Property ID Number 14663133500500 in the Downtown Development District. (SPONSOR – MR. WHITE)

approvedFeb 9, 2026

Consideration of Bid #S-10-26 for an Agreement between the City of Cheyenne and Mechanical Systems, Inc., for the North Cheyenne Community Park Drainage Improvement project. (Development Impact Fees) (FINANCE COMMITTEE)

approvedJan 26, 2026

Consideration of Bid #S-10-26 for an Agreement between the City of Cheyenne and Mechanical Systems, Inc., for the North Cheyenne Community Park Drainage Improvement project. (Development Impact Fees)

approvedJan 12, 2026

Consideration of Bid #S-7-26 for an Agreement between the City of Cheyenne and Pole Mountain Electric, Inc., for the Cheyenne Dunbar Field Light Installation project. (2021 Specific Purpose Option Tax Fund, Development Impact Fees and Rec…

Voting record (1)(Development)

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