Cheyenne officials are preparing to add roughly 34 acres to the city after the Public Services Committee unanimously approved two ordinances that would annex and rezone land recently acquired by Microsoft. If the City Council signs off at its next meeting, the parcel will be incorporated into the nearby business park and allowed to connect to municipal utilities to support data-center construction activity.
The committee convened at noon and disposed of the two ordinances in about four minutes — they were the only items on the agenda. Both measures now move to the Cheyenne City Council for a final decision scheduled for Monday, Aug. 10.
The tract totals about 34.46 acres and sits immediately west of the existing North Range Business Park, positioned on the city border. The land was formerly held by the King Ranch Company and has been sold to Microsoft.
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Under the proposed zoning change, the property would be designated for business-park use and formally join North Range. City planning documents describe its near-term role as a support site for ongoing projects in the park, including construction staging areas with temporary parking and office trailers.
Allowing the parcel into the city limits would also permit a permanent connection to Cheyenne’s utilities, removing limits on water, sewer and other municipal services that currently apply outside city boundaries.
- Size: ~34.46 acres.
- Owner: Microsoft (recent purchase from King Ranch Company).
- Location: West of North Range Business Park, on Cheyenne’s western boundary.
- Planned use: Staging and support for data-center construction (temporary parking, office trailers, related infrastructure).
- Next step: Final City Council vote on Monday, Aug. 10.
North Range already hosts large facilities such as a Walmart distribution center and the NCAR Wyoming Supercomputing Center, making this parcel a logical extension of the area’s industrial and technology-focused footprint. Municipal leaders say the annexation would streamline utility access for projects there, potentially speeding construction schedules that depend on city services.
During the committee session, city planner Connor White explicitly noted the two ordinances are separate from the pending Cox Ranch annexation, which the council will revisit next month after a previous delay.
With the short committee review and a unanimous recommendation, the matter now rests with the full City Council. Observers will be watching whether the council concurs and what, if any, conditions it attaches before the land becomes part of Cheyenne.
