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Happy Jack Road Annexation Package

At a glance

  • What: Four linked actions for land west of Roundtop Road and adjacent to Happy Jack Road: annexation into the City, initial zoning of AG Agricultural and P Public, a change to BP Business Park, and a PlanCheyenne Future Land Use Map amendment (Urban Transition Residential to Mixed-Use Employment) that also amends the Urban Service Boundary.
  • Where it stands: All four passed. The three ordinances (#4693, #4694, #4695) were adopted on third and final reading on 2026-09-28, and the land use resolution (#6564) was adopted the same night.
  • Contention: Moody voted no on every action; Wolfe voted no on the annexation, the BP rezoning and the land use map change; Laybourn voted no on all three second readings but yes on third reading. Dozens of residents and business representatives spoke.

Details

  • A separate annexation west of Roundtop Road and south of Happy Jack Road (about 34.46 acres, BP zoning) was adopted in July and August 2026; see Roundtop Road Business Park Annexation. The minutes do not say whether the two parcels overlap.
  • The ordinances were postponed in April 2026. The August 24 minutes announced that the second readings would return to the Public Services Committee on September 8 and to the full Council on September 14. The land use resolution was postponed in May 2026 and returned to the committee on September 21.
  • Second reading, 2026-04-27: the annexation, AG/P zoning and BP rezoning (no Public Services Committee recommendation) were each amended by a substitute dated April 15, 2026 where noted in the minutes, then postponed. Emmons moved approval and Segrave seconded; Segrave moved referral to the committee, and Aldrich changed the report date for the annexation from June 8 to September 14 (all 9-0). The zoning and BP referrals carried with Rinne voting no. About 40 people spoke on the annexation, including Tom Glissmeyer, Heather Madrid, Brad Emmons, Jack O'Neill, Brian Pixley, Janet Tolman and Charles Miller, and Aldrich and Jeff White raised points of order that Miller's comments were off subject. Jim Chiro spoke on the BP rezoning.
  • Land use resolution, 2026-04-27 and 2026-05-11: introduced on the April 27 consent agenda (sponsor Emmons) and referred to the Public Services Committee. On May 11 Rinne moved to adopt (seconded by Wolfe), then moved to refer it back to the committee with instructions to report September 28, 2026 (seconded by White); carried 8-0. Michael White spoke.
  • Second reading, 2026-09-14: annexation, AG/P zoning and BP rezoning each moved by Aldrich and seconded by Segrave (seconded by Mr. White on the AG/P zoning) and each carried, with Laybourn, Moody and Wolfe voting no.
  • Third reading, 2026-09-28: annexation (#4693) carried with Moody and Wolfe voting no (7-2). AG and P zoning (#4694) carried with only Moody voting no (8-1). BP rezoning (#4695) carried 7-2 with Moody and Wolfe voting no.
  • Land use map resolution (#6564), 2026-09-28: Urban Transition Residential to Mixed-Use Employment and amendment of the Urban Service Boundary, moved by Aldrich, seconded by Segrave, carried 7-2 (Moody and Wolfe no).
  • Public comment on the annexation third reading came from about fifteen speakers, including Tom Glissmeyer (ViaWest), Heather Madrid, Kay McAdams, Kevin Murphy and Charles Miller. On the BP rezoning, speakers included Maren Kallas, Heather Madrid, Charles Miller and Jack O'Neill (Skybox). At second reading on September 14 more than twenty people spoke on the annexation; Aldrich raised a point of order that one speaker's comments were off topic. The minutes do not record speakers' positions.
  • Council members commenting on the annexation: Aldrich, Mayor Collins, Emmons, Laybourn, Segrave and Wolfe. On the BP rezoning: Aldrich, Emmons, Esquibel, Laybourn, Rinne and Segrave.

Sources

Log

2026-09-28 - City Council

Third and final reading of all three ordinances and adoption of the land use resolution (votes above). Complete.

2026-09-14 - City Council

Second reading of the annexation, the AG/P zoning and the BP rezoning, each approved with three no votes (Laybourn, Moody, Wolfe). Heavy public comment; a brief recess was taken at 8:25 p.m.

2026-08-24 - City Council

Announcement that the postponed second readings return to the Public Services Committee on September 8 and to Council on September 14.

2026-05-11 - City Council

Land use resolution referred back to the Public Services Committee to report September 28, 8-0.

2026-04-27 - City Council

Second readings of the annexation, AG/P zoning and BP rezoning amended by substitute and postponed to September 14 after about 40 speakers; land use resolution introduced.