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Tag: Buc-ee’s
Posted inLocal News
El Paso County Is Rewriting the Rules the Buc-ee’s Fight Turned On
Three days after the Board of County Commissioners used the current land code to clear a 74,000-square-foot travel center on Monument Hill, the county’s consultants are circulating a 516-page draft that would rebuild that code from the studs.
Posted inGovernment
Eight Hours at Centennial Hall: How Buc-ee’s Won Its Appeal
The Board of County Commissioners voted 4-1 on Thursday to allow a 74,000-square-foot travel center at Interstate 25 and County Line Road. The motion that carried never found the project to be a convenience store. It found it similar enough to other things the district allows — and that distinction governs everything that follows.
Posted inGovernment
Commissioners Grant Buc-ee’s Appeal, 4-1
El Paso County commissioners voted 4-1 to grant Buc-ee’s appeal, overturning the Planning Director’s determination on the C-1 classification.
Posted inOpinion
An Open Letter to Buc-ee’s Leadership
A group of Tri-Lakes residents has written to the chief executive of Buc-ee’s asking the company to abandon its Monument Hill site — not because the travel center is unwelcome, but because they believe it is a poor investment.
Posted inGovernment
Residents Will Ask the Commissioners to Name the Neighborhood
Twenty-five Tri-Lakes residents will put one clause of the county code to the commissioners, citing a 1991 definition that barred fuel sales.
Posted inGovernment
Thursday’s Buc-ee’s Hearing: Time, Place, and How to Take Part
El Paso County commissioners hear Buc-ee’s appeal Thursday at 9 a.m. in Centennial Hall. Doors open at 8:30. Written comments close at noon Wednesday.
Posted inOpinion
The Comment I Filed on the Buc-ee’s Appeal
Filed with El Paso County as a resident of Monument, not on behalf of this newspaper. The full text, exactly as submitted.
Posted inOpinion
If Evidence Matters, Let the Public Present It
Opinion: El Paso County’s chair says the board’s job is to evaluate evidence. An El Paso County resident asks why the public is being given less time — and fewer tools — to present it as the Buc-ee’s appeal approaches.
Posted inLocal News
Opposition Groups Put a Number on Buc-ee’s: A Net Loss of $600,000 a Year
Tri-Lakes Preservation and The Community Voice estimate a Buc-ee’s on Monument Hill would leave local governments and districts about $602,000 a year worse off. The estimate turns on a projected fall in nearby home values.