Tag: palmer lake
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Buc-ee’s withdraws Palmer Lake application
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 The town confirmed Wednesday that the contentious annexation application by Buc-ee’s developers has been withdrawn.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 to say” as of yet on the reason for the withdrawal. He said…
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Lack of Palmer Lake legal representation stalls Buc-ee’s decisions
Palmer Lake may be stuck when it comes to key decisions after the Board of Trustees terminated the town’s attorney at a meeting last month. “We as a staff will not be creating resolutions without an attorney,” said Glen Smith, the town’s interim administrator, at a meeting Friday night. The trustees voted to fire former…
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Lack of Palmer Lake legal representation stalls Buc-ee’s decisions
Palmer Lake may be stuck when it comes to key decisions after the board of trustees terminated the town’s attorney at a meeting last week. “We as a staff will not be creating resolutions without an attorney,” said the town’s interim administrator Glen Smith at a meeting Friday night. The trustees voted to fire former…
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Spa on Elephant Rock property in Palmer Lake aims for 2026 opening
Editor’s note: SunWater Spa has not yet started negotiations with the city of Manitou Springs on use of spring water at the Palmer Lake location, according to co-owner Don Goede. The abandoned swimming pool on the Elephant Rock property in Palmer Lake, covered in graffiti and long-since emptied, looks more at home on a horror…
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Spa on Elephant Rock property in Palmer Lake aims for 2026 opening
Editor’s note: SunWater Spa has not yet started negotiations with the city of Manitou Springs on use of spring water at the Palmer Lake location, according to co-owner Don Goede. The abandoned swimming pool on the Elephant Rock property in Palmer Lake, covered in graffiti and long-since emptied, looks more at home on a horror…
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Spa on Elephant Rock property in Palmer Lake aims for 2026 opening
Editor’s note: SunWater Spa has not yet started negotiations with the city of Manitou Springs on use of spring water at the Palmer Lake location, according to co-owner Don Goede. The abandoned swimming pool on the Elephant Rock property in Palmer Lake, covered in graffiti and long-since emptied, looks more at home on a horror…
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Filmmaker looks at COS early art history
An art exhibit featuring the work of filmmaker and Palmer Divide resident Jim Sawatzki is being shown at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, 30 West Dale St., Colorado Springs. The exhibit, The Gathering Place, features an 18-minute video, “The Teacher,” a segment from Sawatzki’s documentary, “Rarefied Air: Historic Artists of the Pikes Peak Region.”…
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Palmer Lake trustee files two suits against fellow town leaders
His successful election to the Palmer Lake Board of Trustees this past fall has not stopped resident Roger Moseley’s legal action against the town. He has two active lawsuits, filed in October and December of last year. The latter suit against the small town north of Colorado Springs alleges procedural mistakes. Filed on Dec. 5…
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Palmer Lake Buc-ee’s still in limbo, 3 town positions vacant after raucous meeting
The fate of the controversial Buc-ee’s annexation by the town of Palmer Lake was again kicked down the road. At issue during a marathon six-hour meeting filled with drama Thursday night was the process. A successful ballot initiative passed in September required any annexations into Palmer Lake pass a majority vote of residents. The prior…
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Palmer Lake Buc-ee’s still in limbo, three officials resign
The fate of the controversial Buc-ee’s annexation by the town of Palmer Lake was again kicked down the road. At issue was the process. A successful ballot initiative passed in September required any annexations into Palmer Lake pass a majority vote of residents. The prior rule, default in Colorado municipal law, left the decision to…