EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. — Addressing “significant public interest,” El Paso County released a statement on its website saying that planning staff have not received an application for a Buc-ee’s.

“A project such as the construction of a Buc-ee’s does require a transparent public process,” read the statement.

The county’s note addressed rumors around a land application opened earlier this month. According to El Paso County records, Vertex Consulting Services, LLC, applied on behalf of the landowner for a boundary line adjustment on the parcel where a Buc-ee’s has previously been planned.

The request would change the property line between two parcels and is subject to administrative review by county staff. The county stressed that the change would not allow any construction.