Author: Savannah Eller
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Sen. Michael Bennet takes a stance on Buc-ee’s in Palmer Lake
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Sen. Michael Bennet has added his to the voices in opposition of a second Colorado location of Texas travel chain Buc-ee’s. The gubernatorial candidate said that the super-sized gas station and store would disrupt the Greenland Ranch conservation easement, which protects 17,700 acres in neighboring Douglas County from development, while in need of an annexation…
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Douglas County billionaire and real estate exec team up to fund ad campaign against Buc-ee’s
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“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 election. Ian Griffis acknowledges the barb is probably aimed at…
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All of I-25 reopened after train derailment
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Interstate 25 near Pueblo is fully reopened after the recent fatal train derailment, the Colorado Department of Transportation announced in an email Thursday. CDOT announced that I-25 reopened around 4:30 p.m. Traffic camera images displayed on cotrip.org show traffic flowing northbound and southbound on the previously closed section of roadway. The reopening follows three days of…
