(PALMER LAKE, Colo.) — Governor Jared Polis, along with U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper, recently sent a letter to Buc-ee’s CEO urging him to reconsider the proposed Palmer Lake Buc-ee’s location.

In the letter, sent to FOX21 News by community nonprofit Integrity Matters, Polis, Bennet, and Hickenlooper argue that the location is a prime conservation zone and the building of such a large travel center could have adverse effects on wildlife in the area.

“We respectfully ask that you reconsider the proposed Buc-ee’s travel center near the Greenland open-space landscape in Colorado,” the letter reads. “The proposed site is within one of the most consequential conservation corridors in the United States, a landscape that Coloradans from across the political spectrum have worked to conserve at substantial public and private expense.”

The letter discusses the Greenland Ranch, which is just north of the proposed Buc-ee’s site, and argues that the state has already placed a high conservation value on the land by approving the Greenland Wildlife Overpass on I-25 just north of Monument Hill–the largest wildlife overpass in the world.

“The Overpass will restore the seasonal movement for elk, mule deer, and pronghorn between Colorado’s eastern plains and the Pike National Forest,” the letter reads.

Read the full letter below:

At a previous Palmer Lake Board of Trustees meeting in August, Buc-ee’s stated its zoning study did not show any impact to endangered or threatened species in the area. Regardless, Gov. Polis and his fellow legislators expressed concerns.

“The impact of a 24/7, high-intensity facility would undercut the values Coloradans paid to protect: wildlife habitat, uninterrupted viewsheds, open spaces, working ranchland, and dark skies,” the letter reads.

The letter goes on to point out that Buc-ee’s CEO Arch H. “Beaver” Aplin III has long been a proponent of conservation, championing the Centennial Parks Conservation Fund in Texas and acting as chair of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission.

“We ask that Buc-ee’s apply the same ethic of stewardship to its site selection in Colorado,” the letter implores of Buc-ee’s CEO.

The letter concludes by stating that legislators are not asking Buc-ee’s to bypass Colorado entirely. On the contrary, the letter says that Buc-ee’s investment in our state is welcome; however, an alternate location outside of the Greenland open-space is recommended.

Buc-ee’s did not have a comment in response to the Governor’s letter.