Colorado Buc-ee’s: Mayor’s Texts Revealed
- The mayor of palmer Lake, Colorado, Glant Havenar, stepped down from her post following a controversy surrounding a proposed Buc-ee's travel centre.
- Text messages included in a lawsuit against the town revealed Havenar calling those against the Buc-ee's annexation "terrorists" and "losers," according to 9News and KRDO13.
- The lawsuit accuses Havenar of attempting to manipulate public opinion through fake social media accounts and violating open meeting regulations.Integrity Matters cited the text messages as evidence.
Colorado’s Palmer Lake mayor, Glant Havenar, resigned amid a firestorm of controversy tied to a proposed Buc-ee’s. Newly revealed text messages, part of a lawsuit against the town, show Havenar using harsh language to describe opponents of the Buc-ee’s project, calling them “terrorists” adn “losers.” These messages, shared in a Signal group, fueled accusations of manipulating public opinion and violating open meeting rules. Integrity Matters cited the texts as damning evidence. Havenar cited harassment as a factor in her resignation, and the town of Palmer Lake must now appoint a new mayor. The controversy surrounding the Buc-ee’s annexation near Interstate 25 continues. For timely updates, turn to News Directory 3. Discover what’s next for the embattled project.
The mayor of palmer Lake, Colorado, Glant Havenar, stepped down from her post following a controversy surrounding a proposed Buc-ee’s travel centre. Havenar is alleged to have used disparaging language to describe opponents of the project.
Text messages included in a lawsuit against the town revealed Havenar calling those against the Buc-ee’s annexation “terrorists” and “losers,” according to 9News and KRDO13. The messages were reportedly shared in a Signal group chat before being included in the court filing by Integrity Matters, an entity involved in the suit.
The lawsuit accuses Havenar of attempting to manipulate public opinion through fake social media accounts and violating open meeting regulations.Integrity Matters cited the text messages as evidence.
Earlier in the year, an effort to recall members of the town’s board of trustees was launched over how a meeting concerning the Buc-ee’s annexation was handled.
Havenar told KRDO13 that harassment related to the Buc-ee’s project contributed to her resignation. She also sought to prevent a potential recall effort against her.
“I didn’t want petitioners outside all summer long trying to get signatures for me with their posters and their banners and their signs disrupting the peace of Palmer Lake,” Havenar said.
When asked about the text messages, Havenar said she had been “harassed for 10 months” and that “there’s not anybody on this planet that’s not going to say unkind things about people that are harassing them.” She added that the release of private text messages “was not the right thing to do” and that “not all of them were true.”
The proposed Buc-ee’s site is near Interstate 25.Buc-ee’s operated more then 50 locations as of late May.
What’s next
The Palmer Lake town government will need to appoint a new mayor to fill the vacancy. The lawsuit and debate surrounding the Buc-ee’s project are likely to continue.