Cheyenne City Council advances Orchard Hills data center items ahead of final vote
The Cheyenne City Council advanced annexation and zoning measures for Trammell Crow Company’s proposed 162-acre Orchard Hills data center despite the Planning Commission’s unanimous opposition and objections from nearby residents. The items will receive further review before a final City Council vote, while some residents and council members raised concerns about infrastructure and the cumulative effects of data center growth.
The Cheyenne City Council advanced the proposed Orchard Hills data center in south Cheyenne, approving annexation and zoning measures on second reading. The 162-acre project, being developed by Dallas-based Trammell Crow Company, would be located near an existing Meta data center campus and would include a buffer from nearby residential areas. The council also overruled the Planning Commission’s unanimous denial of a related future land-use map.
Residents criticized the council for allowing industrial development near neighborhoods, while other nearby property owners supported the project because of existing electrical infrastructure, rail access and the area’s unsuitability for housing. Trammell senior vice president Jeff Nakashima said the development could help fund road and greenway improvements and would generate little daily traffic. A related future land-use change was postponed, and the Orchard Hills items are scheduled for committee review before the council’s expected final vote Oct. 12.