The Woodland Park City Council will hold a public hearing on a temporary moratorium on the submission, acceptance, processing and approval of applications for the establishment of data centers in the city at its July 16 meeting.

The matter was passed on first reading at the June 18 council meeting.

If passed, Woodland Park will join a rapidly growing cadre of municipalities and counties halting such centers until more information can be collected concerning their impacts, both positive and negative.

Jefferson, Larimer and Boulder counties have all passed moratoriums as has the City of Denver, while the Town of Monument will also be voting on a moratorium in July. Longmont approved a ban on data centers that consume over 100 megawatts of power.

Festival fever

The America’s Mountain Festival got its final approval as council passed a special event temporary use permit as well as a special event liquor license. The festival will be on July 11 in the area behind the Tava House restaurant.

In conjunction with the festival, council approved a proclamation declaring July 11 as Western Wear Day and Celebrating Woodland Park’s Western Heritage and Community Traditions.

Lots of liquor

If the June 18 meeting were the only one someone ever attended, they might think Woodland Park was overly liquor-oriented.

In addition to the music festival, special event liquor licenses were granted for the Meadow Wood Sport Complex concession building (for adult softball game nights), the Woodland Park Farmers Market, Symphony Above the Clouds and Old fashioned 4th of July.

Liquor license transfers were approved for Bierwerks and Banana Belt Liquors.

Finally, a new liquor license was approved for Rahpsody Market and Bistro, which wll be located at 121 W. Midland Ave.

“The food aspect will be paninis, flatbread, charcuterie, local farmers markets goods,” owner Diana Kane said. “We really want to follow the season.”

Appointments

Kellie Case along with Linda Cecere and David Mijares were appointed to the Downtown Development Authority.

Case is the former mayor of Woodland Park and has served in multiple capacities within the city while also making a living as a real estate agent. Cecere and her husband own Peak Wellness Lounge. Mijares is a current DDA board member looking for reappointment. He is the owner of Catamount Engineering

Evan Snyder, a recent graduate of the Mayor’s Youth Advisory Board, was appointed to the Keep Woodland Park Beautiful Committee.