PALMER LAKE — The proposed Buc-ee's Travel Stop development in Palmer Lake along I-25 has caused turmoil over issues like annexation and growth in the area. The controversy over Buc-ee's has even made national headlines.

Economics expert and the Director of UCCS's Economic Forum Bill Craighead shared how that attention might affect El Paso County’s economy.

News5 asked Craighead if the national attention could deter other big companies or businesses from wanting to come and move to southern Colorado.

“Well, this was a little bit unusual in that it got national attention,” Craighead said.

But Craighead said it is normal for land use issues like this to have some resistance.

“I don't think this is something that's going to stand out and necessarily signal to companies around the country

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