palmer lake
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Judge rejects motion in lawsuit against Palmer Lake mayor: ‘Weird situation’
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An El Paso County District Court has denied a request to freeze Dennis Stern’s role as mayor in Palmer Lake, calling the motion an overreach of judicial authority. In the denial, Judge David Prince said that a court interfering in the legislative actions of a municipality violated legal principles “that have been established for more…
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El Paso County pushes back on Buc-ee’s rumors
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Addressing “significant public interest,” El Paso County released a statement on its website last week saying that planning staff have not received an application for a Buc-ee’s. “A project such as the construction of a Buc-ee’s does require a transparent public process,” read the statement. The county’s note addressed rumors around a land application opened…
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With Buc-ee’s withdrawn from Palmer Lake, other communities signal interest
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The withdrawal of Buc-ee’s developers’ plans with Palmer Lake could be welcome news to other communities that have actively sought to attract the Texas travel chain. The pullout comes after over a year of increasing opposition efforts, but a local consultant with the company said on Wednesday that Buc-ee’s still wanted to build in the…
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Palmer Lake to discuss Buc-ee’s, recall elections Thursday
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The newly-whole Palmer Lake Board of Trustees will have an opportunity Thursday to discuss the setting for two issues going to town voters in the new year. The first is when and how to field a ballot question on the perennially divisive Buc-ee’s annexation, which would bring 30 acres near Interstate 25 into the town’s…
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Palmer Lake could see three special elections next year
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Turmoil continues in the town of Palmer Lake, where a Board of Trustees with frequent turnover has been deadlocked on multiple issues for months. The next year could see the town settling its differences in as many as three special elections, following one in 2025. “This is a very intractable problem,” said Trustee Roger Moseley…
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Lawsuit against Palmer Lake over Buc-ee’s dismissed, trustee resigns
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A lawsuit against the town of Palmer Lake in a bid to halt an effort to build the second Buc-ee’s location in Colorado was dismissed Friday. The plaintiff, Integrity Matters, alleged the town violated citizens’ First Amendment rights, due process and the Colorado Public Meetings Law in deciding eligibility for the annexation of certain unincorporated…
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Buc-ee’s developers push for ballot question ahead of Palmer Lake decision
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Amid controversy over an annexation request to build Colorado’s second Buc-ee’s location, the residents of Palmer Lake approved an ordinance last month that would require any increase to the town be put to a vote. The prior process left the final decision with the town’s Board of Trustees, which is still scheduled to vote on…
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Palmer Lake adopts voter-approved ordinance with big implications for Buc-ee’s
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Earlier this month, voters in Palmer Lake voted in favor of an ordinance that would make any request to increase the size of the town an automatic ballot question. That would include the controversial annexation request from developers of the Texas travel chain Buc-ee’s. Public debate over the annexation was a motivating factor in the…
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Southern Colorado towns weigh retail marijuana sales amid industry downturn
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After nearly a decade of legal recreational marijuana possession in Colorado, voters in Colorado Springs, Palmer Lake and Cripple Creek will decide if it’s time to allow sales in each locale. Proponents promise a bump in tax revenues, while opponents argue the social costs are too high. Palmer Lake and Cripple Creek officials say the…
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Lest we overlook all the local elections next week …
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…The Secretary of State’s Office’s Julia Sunny, writing for Lynn Bartels’s blog, offers a solid and helpful overview of the many candidates and issues facing voters on local ballots across this vast state of ours this coming Tuesday. From setting up local broadband service to allowing retail pot sales (state law allows local opt-in/opt-out), to…