Overview

• The Board of Trustees ruled Buc-ee’s petition met Colorado’s annexation statutes despite more than 100 residents protesting at town hall
• The proposal would add a 74,000-square-foot convenience store and gas station on a 30-acre parcel next to Interstate 25 and County Line Road
• Conservation groups warn the development could encroach on protected open space and undermine dark-sky preservation efforts
• Integrity Matters has filed a lawsuit challenging the annexation on procedural and environmental grounds
• Town-commissioned studies project the project would deliver significant sales tax revenue to Palmer Lake and fund $10.5 million in transportation improvements