Residents voice opinions about proposed Buc-ee’s ahead of public meeting Tuesday [Video]

EL PASO COUNTY — Some residents living near the proposed site of a new Buc-ee’s convenience store along I-25 and County Line Road are pushing back against the company’s plans.

Developers for the Texas-based travel center chain are looking to build Colorado’s second Buc-ee’s on the plot of land north of Monument. The company has submitted an annexation request that would bring the piece of county land into the Town of Palmer Lake.

Buc-ee’s developers hosted a community meeting Tuesday night at Palmer Lake Elementary School to hear from nearby residents and share more information about the project.

News5 spoke with several community members ahead of the meeting on Tuesday. Linda Kadnuck, a Monument resident, said she’s against the proposed Buc-ee’s because of concerns about increased traffic, impacts to wildlife, and severe winter weather that often hits the Monument Hill area.

“We don’t want to live here if there’s going …