Residents demand clarity and safeguards for Buc‑ee’s project in Boerne, cite traffic, environmental and contract concerns

Dozens of residents used the public‑comment portion of the Boerne City Council’s Sept. 23 meeting to press elected officials for clearer, written terms and stronger safeguards for the long‑planned Buc‑ee’s travel center, raising questions about inconsistent project figures, potential environmental and public‑safety impacts, and whether the developer retains vesting rights under the city agreement.

The speakers’ concerns focused on four central uncertainties: how many fuel pumps Buc‑ee’s will install, how much fuel will be stored on site, whether heavy trucks will be allowed to refuel, and whether additional retail pads will be developed — all items residents said appear inconsistently across the 2016 contract, city staff comments and a September traffic study.

"Nine years into this deal, citizens still do not know what Buc‑ee’s intends to build," said Lance Kyle, a Boerne resident, summarizing a list of discrepancies. Kyle cited differing counts given by the contract and staff: "The 2016 contract says at least 90" pumps; city staff told residents this summer a figure of 100; Kyle said he later heard 110 and that the September traffic study uses 140. He repeated the meeting refrain: "Citizens of Boerne deserve to know."

Why the questions matter: the number of pumps affects fuel‑storage volumes and traffic modeling. Speakers offered back‑of‑envelope calculations — noting that daily filling for 90 pumps could…