“Developers and billionaire outsiders” are accused of interference in flyers that have found their way into mailboxes in Palmer Lake, where an explosive disagreement over whether to approve a location of the Texas travel chain Buc-ee’s has boiled over into lawsuits, resignations and a special election.

Ian Griffis acknowledges the barb is probably aimed at himself and media magnate billionaire John Malone, respectively. The pair have been putting words and capital towards opposing the development.

“Money’s being spent more on informing the public,” said Griffis.

While Liberty Media founder Malone is indisputably a billionaire — the second-richest person in Colorado, according to Forbes — Griffis disputes the “developer” moniker. A Colorado College graduate, Griffis has an extensive real

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