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🚨 30 Seconds to Protect Wildlife, Wetlands & America’s Largest Wildlife Bridge 🚨

A 74,000 sq. ft., ~120-gas pumps & ~165 urinals/toilets (per May 27, 2025 reporting) Buc-ee’s mega tourist destination continues. An administrative approval via El Paso County is underway to accept a Boundary Line Adjustment (BLA) of 10 acres to add to the original 25 acres in Tri-Lakes near the Greenland Ranch Open Space. A federally designated R4SBC Riverian wetland bifurcates the original 25 acre site. This feeds the wetland ecosystem in Woodmoor and the Greenland Ranch Open Space.

Right here in Colorado sits North America’s largest wildlife overpass, reconnecting 39,000 acres of habitat so elk, deer, pronghorn, bears and mountain lions can safely cross I-25.

Now this massive 24/7 fuel and retail complex is proposed next to that corridor — despite overwhelming public opposition.

📬 STEP 1 — TAKES 30 SECONDS
Click the link.
Copy & paste the prepared email.
Hit send.

That’s it.

It notifies:

• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
• EPA Region 8
• Colorado water regulators
• County Commissioners
• Media

If mapped wetlands and riverine features are present, federal Clean Water Act review may be required.

Administrative approvals do NOT override federal protections.

Click here for the sample letter to copy/paste and send or use it to create your own: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1N0a3l63czHyatX3LSAaQTWHRW-RzIGPNcF32XAwS2Mw/edit?usp=sharing

Please include ALL CC’s — that’s how regulators and media know the public is watching.

⚠️ WHY THIS MATTERS FOR HOMEOWNERS, PARENTS & LOCAL SCHOOLS
This isn’t just about wildlife.

It affects:

🏠 Homeowners
🎓 Parents & public school students
🚒 Wildfire evacuation safety
🛣 Local roads & emergency services

Peer-reviewed housing research published in leading economic journals shows 5–10% property value impacts near major high-traffic corridors and large commercial uses, depending on proximity.

Extensive peer-reviewed research shows that proximity to high-traffic corridors and major commercial uses can reduce nearby property values — with the strongest impacts closest to the source.

Published research includes:

-Meta-analyses of North American housing markets find measurable property value discounts associated with highway traffic noise exposure, often in the range of 5–10% depending on proximity (e.g., Nelson, Journal of Transport Economics & Policy).

-Transaction-level housing studies using hedonic pricing methods show statistically significant capitalization of environmental disamenities such as traffic noise and air pollution within several hundred meters of major roadways (e.g., NBER Working Papers; Chay & Greenstone).

-Quasi-experimental research examining housing markets near major industrial or environmental disamenities finds price discounts that can exceed 10% at close proximity in some markets (e.g., Greenstone & Gallagher, Quarterly Journal of Economics).

At a 10% modeled scenario, that could represent:

➡ Approximately $70,000–$80,000 per home, on average*

Even a smaller regional impact could mean:

• Tens of millions in reduced home equity
• Over $1 million less annually for public schools
• Reduced funding for roads, fire protection and emergency response

Property values directly fund schools and community services.

When home values decline:
School budgets decline.
Road maintenance declines.
Emergency response funding declines.

For most families, their home is their largest financial asset.

That’s retirement savings.
That’s college tuition.
That’s generational wealth.

💰 STEP 2 — HELP PROTECT THIS CORRIDOR
Once this is built, it cannot be undone.

Your donation supports:

• Independent traffic & wildfire evacuation modeling
• Environmental & stormwater review
• Legal filings and expert consultation
• Protecting school and community funding

If you care about:

🏠 Your home’s value
🎓 Your child’s school
🚒 Emergency response times
🛣 Safe roads
🐾 Colorado wildlife

Please donate today using this link and share it with your friends and neighbors: https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-trilakes-preservations-vital-work

⏳ Approvals move quietly.
🏗 Construction moves quickly.
🌎 The consequences last generations.

Click. Copy. Paste. Send.
Then donate if you can.
Please share so we can spend less on education.
Thank you for being a good human!

Colorado families — and Colorado wildlife — deserve protection.

*Illustrative modeling based on published housing research ranges. Opinion only. For informational purposes only. Not legal or professional advice, and not a property valuation or prediction.

🚨 WATCH THIS VIDEO — THEN HELP US FINISH 🚨

In this video, you’re not hearing opinions.
You’re hearing Tom Bailey in his own words.

On camera, during public comment, he tells citizens that:
• Their testimony is meaningless
• The decisions are already made
• The deals are done behind the scenes
• Public input won’t change the outcome

That is not representation. That is not democracy.

And it’s exactly why District 2 voters launched this recall.

🔔 WE ARE JUST 159 SIGNATURES AWAY FROM CURING THE RECALL PETITION.

If you haven’t signed yet — or someone in your household still needs to — we will come to you.

📩 Email Tim Lewin right now: [email protected]

A volunteer will bring the petition directly to your door.
Quick. Easy. Neighbor-to-neighbor.

🗳️ What happens next matters just as much.
A successful recall means an election — and we must be ready.

That election will require:
✔️ Community-first candidates
✔️ Outreach and education
✔️ Resources to prevent developers from buying another seat

💥 If you want a representative who believes public comment matters — and that decisions should be made in the open — now is the time to help.

👉 Donate here:
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ZJKL5FH46RJCY

Your donation helps ensure the next election belongs to the people — not developers, insiders, or backroom deals.

🎥 Watch the video. Listen to his words. Decide for yourself.
Then help us finish this.

📩 Email: [email protected] to sign.

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