PALMER LAKE, Colo. (KOAA) — Palmer Lake residents will decide the fate of a proposed Buc-ee's travel center after trustees voted 4-3 Thursday night to send the annexation proposal to a special election rather than making a decision themselves.

The vote came during a heated special meeting that ended with angry residents turning their backs to the town board as the session adjourned.

"This wasn't how it was supposed to go. We're supposed to care about our neighbors, give them a voice," said John Marble, a Palmer Lake resident.

The proposed annexation involves land off Interstate 25 where the Texas-based travel center chain wants to build. Palmer Lake's Planning Commission voted against recommending the proposal last month.

Three days before Thursday's meeting, the town received a letter

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