Larkspur grapples with truck stop plan

Residents remain opposed

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

e Larkspur Town Council continued to hear opposition from area residents against a proposed truck stop o Interstate 25 in south Douglas County, while the council moved toward a decision on who will evaluate the plan.

“At the end of the day, this is not wanted by the people who live here,” said a commenter who mentioned a petition during the April 20 meeting.

“ at truck stop, as far as my property values? Wouldn’t hurt it. Not my little area,” he said. But “Burger King and Starbucks” and a large number of trucks in the area are not why people moved to the Larkspur area, he added.

“It’s a special place. All everybody wants is to keep it special,” he said.

Another person, apparently in the audience, argued that what the developer is planning to build di ers from what was initially proposed. Someone in the online audience shouted out an objection to how the plan is proceeding.

e council also heard a question that claimed the plan initially outlined a store and a “little gas station.”

One of the councilmembers responded that the initial plan referred to a truck stop with several restaurants. at initial plan was approved, but it expired, and then the proposal came back. ( e truck stop has also been referred to as a “travel center.”)

Plans have said the development would involve a national travel center chain with a quick-serve restaurant and gas pumps, according to the meeting discussion.

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Larkspur, a small town of about