Buc-ee’s to Open a Location in Gretna, Nebraska

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GRETNA, Nebraska — Gretna is poised to become home to Nebraska’s first Buc-ee’s travel center — a prospect city officials expect will kickstart further tourism development in the area’s once-conflicted “good life district.”

The path to landing what’s been described as “the Disney World of gas stations” was paved Tuesday night when the Gretna City Council gave initial approval to a request to annex about 43 acres southeast of Interstate 80 and Highway 31.

Testimony during the meeting confirmed that a 74,000-square-foot Buc-ee’s store with 100 gas pumps would be built upon that tract, if all goes as planned. To access incentive benefits associated with a state-designated good life district, the project must also be within the city limits.

“We are thrilled,” said Gretna Mayor Mike Evans, calling the project a major economic development milestone for the state, as well as Gretna and its good life district, which must meet certain growth benchmarks to continue to reap the state incentive associated with the designation.

“Buc-ee’s checks all the boxes the good life legislation was designed for — it generates significant tax revenue, increases our state’s tourism and creates hundreds of good paying local jobs,” Evans said.

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