A District Court Judge in El Paso County dismissed a lawsuit on Friday that sought to derail the development of a popular Buc-ee’s travel center in the town of Palmer Lake.

A group calling itself Integrity Matters sued the town in January, contesting the process leading up to a vote of the Palmer Lake Board of Trustees. The board voted 6-1 in May in favor of annexing land west of Interstate 25 and north of Monument so the popular Texas-based chain could open its second Colorado location.

Judge William B. Bain found the plaintiffs lacked standing to contest the annexation and had insufficient legal grounds for other complaints.

“The Court’s ruling confirms that the claims brought against the Town were without sufficient legal basis to move forward,” an unsigned news release

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