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Residents urge commissioners to weigh water, traffic and procedural concerns over proposed Buc-ee’s site
Summary
Multiple residents urged El Paso County commissioners to scrutinize a proposed Buc-ee’s service center, citing risks to well water in the Denver Aquifer Basin, $50,000–$100,000 well-deepening costs for neighbors, and inadequate bridge and ramp capacity that could worsen summer congestion and emergency evacuations.
Several residents used the county’s public comment period April 21 to urge El Paso County commissioners to block or more carefully evaluate a proposed Buc-ee’s service center, raising water, traffic and process concerns.
Genevieve Gustafson said she and her neighborhood rely on private wells tied to the Denver Aquifer Basin and warned that businesses requiring large water withdrawals could force homeowners to drill deeper wells at “50 to $100,000” apiece. She also said the…
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