Family that used to farm Buc-ee’s land has a message about the effects of development

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Family that used to farm Buc-ee’s land has a message about the effects of development

Colorado’s first Buc-ee’s is nothing short of a phenomenon. On March 18, the Texas-born travel center opened one of its largest locations in the nation in Johnstown with a 74,000-square-foot convenience store, 116 gas pumps, and enough beaver nuggets to feed the entire Rocky Mountain region. Hundreds of fans attended its grand opening, some coming from other states just to bask in the red and yellow “aura,” as one fan put it, of mascot Buc-ee be…