Tag: palmer lake
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Buc-ee’s developers push for ballot question ahead of Palmer Lake decision
Amid controversy over an annexation request to build Colorado’s second Buc-ee’s location, the residents of Palmer Lake approved an ordinance last month that would require any increase to the town be put to a vote. The prior process left the final decision with the town’s Board of Trustees, which is still scheduled to vote on…
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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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Happy Trails: A water escape in wilds north of Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save To find a lake in Colorado’s mountains, you might expect a long venture. And so the scene between the state’s two biggest cities is a surprise: emerald waters between forested slopes that feel remote but…
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El Paso County road near Monument closed for flood damage
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save El Paso County is making repairs on a section of County Line Road between Palmer Lake and the community of Woodmoor due to a washout Tuesday. The county said that the repairs would last three days dependent on the weather. A pipe under the roadway…
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Douglas County billionaire funds ad campaign against Buc-ee’s
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save “Developers and billionaire outsiders” are accused of interference in flyers that have found their way into mailboxes in Palmer Lake, where an explosive disagreement over whether to approve a location of the Texas travel chain Buc-ee’s has boiled over into lawsuits, resignations and a special…
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Douglas County billionaire funds ad campaign against Buc-ee’s
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save “Developers and billionaire outsiders” are accused of interference in flyers that have found their way into mailboxes in Palmer Lake, where an explosive disagreement over whether to approve a location of the Texas travel chain Buc-ee’s has boiled over into lawsuits, resignations and a special…
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Colorado Springs welcomes reimagined The Penrose Room at The Broadmoor | Table Talk
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Penrose Room at The Broadmoor hotel, 1 Lake Ave., has reopened and is offering dinner reservations. We got a sneak peek of the newly renovated dining room at a Meet the Maker dinner. Trey…
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Palmer Lake appoints new trustee
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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 three workshops to hear from candidates, the Palmer Lake Board of Trustees has appointed a longtime water utilities operator to fill a vacancy. The appointment could make a difference in the upcoming vote on…