Tag: palmer lake
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Palmer Lake retains new legal counsel after firing previous
Palmer Lake hired a new attorney this month, as the town faces two active lawsuits and lingering questions about its new annexation requirements. The chosen firm, Wyatt Hamilton Findlay, is based in Denver and specializes in municipal law. The hiring comes several weeks after the Palmer Lake Board of Trustees voted to fire former town…
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El Paso County puts halt to construction work on Buc-ee’s parcel
Fresh dirt and heavy machinery might be raising eyebrows on Monument Hill, where a controversial Buc-ee’s location has been debated for over a year. While something was afoot, the work has stilled for now. According to El Paso County spokesperson Scott Anderson, “material movement” started on the property at the County Line Road Interstate 25…
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El Paso County puts halt to construction work on Buc-ee’s parcel
Fresh dirt and heavy machinery might be raising eyebrows on Monument Hill, where a controversial Buc-ee’s location has been debated for over a year. While something was afoot, the work has stilled for now. According to El Paso County spokesperson Scott Anderson, “material movement” started on the property at the County Line Road Interstate 25…
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Judge rejects motion in lawsuit against Palmer Lake mayor: ‘Weird situation’
An El Paso County District Court has denied a request to freeze Dennis Stern’s role as mayor in Palmer Lake, calling the motion an overreach of judicial authority. In the denial, Judge David Prince said that a court interfering in the legislative actions of a municipality violated legal principles “that have been established for more…
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Judge rejects motion in lawsuit against Palmer Lake mayor: ‘Weird situation’
An El Paso County District Court has denied a request to freeze Dennis Stern’s role as mayor in Palmer Lake, calling the motion an overreach of judicial authority. In the denial, Judge David Prince said that a court interfering in the legislative actions of a municipality violated legal principles “that have been established for more…
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El Paso County pushes back on Buc-ee’s rumors
Addressing “significant public interest,” El Paso County released a statement on its website last week saying that planning staff have not received an application for a Buc-ee’s. “A project such as the construction of a Buc-ee’s does require a transparent public process,” read the statement. The county’s note addressed rumors around a land application opened…
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El Paso County pushes back on Buc-ee’s rumors
Addressing “significant public interest,” El Paso County released a statement on its website last week saying that planning staff have not received an application for a Buc-ee’s. “A project such as the construction of a Buc-ee’s does require a transparent public process,” read the statement. The county’s note addressed rumors around a land application opened…
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Palmer Lake fills vacant trustee seats
Palmer Lake once again has a full Board of Trustees. Michael Beeson and John Marble were appointed to the two vacant seats on the board during the trustees’ regular meeting on Feb. 12. Denaje Ferguson and John Hartzog were also candidates. All four candidates were interviewed during a work session that preceded the regular meeting.…
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With Buc-ee’s withdrawn from Palmer Lake, other communities signal interest
The withdrawal of Buc-ee’s developers’ plans with Palmer Lake could be welcome news to other communities that have actively sought to attract the Texas travel chain. The pullout comes after over a year of increasing opposition efforts, but a local consultant with the company said on Wednesday that Buc-ee’s still wanted to build in the…
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Buc-ee’s withdraws Palmer Lake application
DECK: Spokesman says company still wants to build a travel center in region The long battle in Palmer Lake over supersized travel center Buc-ee’s may be over. The town confirmed Wednesday that the contentious annexation application by Buc-ee’s developers has been withdrawn. Mark Waller, a consultant with the company, said that there “really wasn’t much…