Tag: buc-ee’s
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Palmer Lake deadlocked on appointment, while Buc-ee’s election date undecided
Last week’s resignation of Mayor Pro Tem Amy Hutson put the new and deeply divided Palmer Lake board of trustees in a conundrum. The board, which is split 3-3, needs to appoint a new tie-breaking trustee, but it cannot decide on the process. The new trustee could tip the scale one way or another, including…
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Palmer Lake deadlocked on appointment, while Buc-ee’s election date undecided
Last week’s resignation of Mayor Pro Tem Amy Hutson put the new and deeply divided Palmer Lake board of trustees in a conundrum. The board, which is split 3-3, needs to appoint a new tie-breaking trustee, but it cannot decide on the process. The new trustee could tip the scale one way or another, including…
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Lawsuit against Palmer Lake over Buc-ee’s dismissed, trustee resigns
A lawsuit against the town of Palmer Lake in a bid to halt an effort to build the second Buc-ee’s location in Colorado was dismissed Friday. The plaintiff, Integrity Matters, alleged the town violated citizens’ First Amendment rights, due process and the Colorado Public Meetings Law in deciding eligibility for the annexation of certain unincorporated…
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Buc-ee’s annexation vote will go Palmer Lake residents
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Editor’s note: This story has been updated since it was originally published Thursday night. Residents of Palmer Lake will decide the fate of a proposed Buc-ee’s travel center after the town’s Board of Trustees voted 4-3 Thursday night to postpone a zoning hearing over a corresponding needed property annexation. The vote came during a contentious special meeting…
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Palmer Lake annexation question headed to vote of the people after hearing is postponed
Residents of Palmer Lake will decide the fate of a proposed Buc-ee’s travel center after the town’s Board of Trustees voted 4-3 Thursday night to postpone a zoning hearing over the proposed annexation. The vote came during a contentious special meeting of the trustees. What’s next? Residents of the small town on the north edge…
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EDITORIAL: Locals need a say in community development
A small-town tussle over plans for Colorado’s second Buc-ee’s — on I-25 along the Palmer Divide, between Denver and Colorado Springs — has mushroomed over the past half year into a statewide debate that has drawn in wide-ranging stakeholders and even political luminaries. The controversy could be resolved as early as today, when the Palmer…
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Palmer Lake adopts voter-approved ordinance with big implications for Buc-ee’s
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Earlier this month, voters in Palmer Lake voted in favor of an ordinance that would make any request to increase the size of the town an automatic ballot question. That would include the controversial annexation request from developers of the Texas travel chain Buc-ee’s. Public debate over the annexation was a motivating factor in the…
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Palmer Lake adopts voter-approved ordinance with big implications for Buc-ee’s
Earlier this month, voters in Palmer Lake voted in favor of an ordinance that would make any request to increase the size of the town an automatic ballot question. That would include the controversial annexation request from developers of the Texas travel chain Buc-ee’s. Public debate over the annexation was a motivating factor in the…
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Palmer Lake planning commission rejects Buc-ee’s plan at contentious meeting
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save After a debate across two meetings, the Palmer Lake Planning Commission has voted not to recommend the zoning plan and annexation request for Texas travel chain Buc-ee’s to the town’s board of trustees. The vote…
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Palmer Lake planning commission rejects Buc-ee’s plan at contentious meeting
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save After a debate across two meetings, the Palmer Lake Planning Commission has voted not to recommend the zoning plan and annexation request for Texas travel chain Buc-ee’s to the town’s board of trustees. The vote…