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Amazon proposes 55,000 sq ft last-mile delivery station near Buena Vista; company plans local hiring and to pay full land costs
Summary
Amazon representatives presented a preliminary plan for a built‑to‑suit last‑mile delivery station on Oct. 14, telling the Board of Trustees the project would occupy roughly 10 acres of a larger property in unincorporated Chaffee County adjacent to Buena Vista and feature a roughly 50,000–55,000 square‑foot building.
Amazon representatives presented a preliminary plan for a built‑to‑suit last‑mile delivery station on Oct. 14, telling the Board of Trustees the project would occupy roughly 10 acres of a larger property in unincorporated Chaffee County adjacent to Buena Vista and feature a roughly 50,000–55,000 square‑foot building with loading docks, van parking and employee parking.
Sam Bailey, who leads Amazon’s economic development efforts in Colorado, said the site would be designed as a “last‑mile delivery station” (not a large fulfillment center) to receive line‑haul trucks from regional sortation centers and dispatch local delivery vans. Bailey said the company’s initial staffing…
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