Overview

• The panel voted 4–1 against recommending the annexation and zoning, sending the proposal to the Board of Trustees for a final decision at a special meeting on Oct. 2.
• Four commissioners cited conflicts with the town master plan and concerns over the project’s size, light pollution and long‑term water demand.
• Developers cut the proposed highway sign to 75 feet and offered to fund a redundancy well, while the chair argued the plan fits the master plan and backed approval with conditions.
• A Sept. 9 mail‑in ballot measure could require voter approval for annexations, which would make any trustee approval contingent on a later election if the initiative passes.
• The plan envisions a 74,000‑square‑foot travel center on about 25 acres with 120 fuel pumps, 12 EV chargers and 780 parking spaces near protected Greenland Ranch, drawing lawsuits, a recall effort and opposition from U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet.