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Pine Curve back on market UDC Miller sent town a letter of intent to terminate contract for property BY NICK PUCKETT NPUCKETT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Brad Brutlag, left, and Mike O’Neill appeared on the Food Network reality show “The Great Food Truck Race,” which airs through Dec. 19. They plan to open their “Big Stuff” truck in the Parker area in January. PHOTO BY NICK PUCKETT
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Brad Brutlag and Mike O’Neill have big plans for their Big Stuff food truck.
The Food Network stars of the competition reality show “The Great Food Truck Race” hope to open an “empire” of Big Stuff food trucks, beginning with their first, original Big Stuff to open in the Parker area in January. Brutlag and O’Neill, both from Parker, appear on the Season 11 show of the Christmas-themed, New England-based version of the series. The show is currently airing. In the show, competitors
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try to turn the highest profit at the end of each competition for a grand prize of $50,000 at the series’ end. The final episode is scheduled to air Dec. 18 at 8 p.m. MST on Food Network. Brutlag and O’Neill could not disclose anything regarding the show. “It was a little nerve-wracking a times,” Brutlag said. “We had the three of us working in the
UDC Miller, the company interested in buying the Pine Curve property in downtown Parker, has terminated its purchase and sale agreement with the town Dec. 3, effectively ending its negotiations to buy the property. The property is back on the market. The town released a statement on UDC Miller’s decision Dec. 4: “The decision to terminate the agreement came after UDC Miller was notified that their proposed development concept did not meet Town Council’s vision for Pine Curve,” the release states. “Council’s vision for this property is the development of a neighborhood center, which would include a balance of commercial and residential uses and be consistent with the My Mainstreet Strategic Framework. “The Parker community was extremely involved in the development
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