(Palmer Lake, Colorado) – Buc-ee’s is having no problem spreading its goodness across the United States. Thing is, some places are not very happy that Buc-ee’s is wanting to come to their area. This has led to some contentious fights and several lawsuits.
One of those towns that has fought against Buc-ee’s is Palmer Lake, Colorado. A town hall meeting got very angry. Building permits got revoked. Well now, details of an agreement between Buc-ee’s and the small town have been released.
Terms of Buc-ee’s Deal with Palmer Lake, Colorado
Buc-ee’s has been fighting for a while to bring their pit stop to the area of Palmer Lake, Colorado (KKTV). Residents fought back saying that the traffic increase would be disruptive, natural resources would be drained and no one wanted the beaver to interrupt their small town life. It was a brutal fight.
In the terms, Buc-ee’s is going to have to do a lot of extra stuff to be able to build:
- Build two water wells and water treatment facility with a cost just over $14 million
- Buc-ee’s won’t add a car wash to this location to save water
- Buc-ee’s will pay for all road improvements to the area around their build site
- Buc-ee’s will reimburse the city for land annexation costs
- Annual sales tax would increase 3%, 1% to Buc-ee’s, with the remainder going to the town after 20 years
This agreement is not in stone just yet. A meeting will be held August 28 to talk about the plans and possibly vote on the agreement.
History of This Battle
The town of Palmer Lake, Colorado did not back down from Buc-ee’s last year during a town meeting (gazette.com). The meeting even escalated to the point that the citizens of the town were yelling at the Buc-ee’s representative. Normally, this would be a battle that Buc-ee’s would win…