![]() OnCue is also doing a really bad job of working to find a "best of both worlds" compromise - there's design changes that can be made to their service station that would still allow OnCue to provide the services they provide, but in a manner that has much less of a negative impact on the surrounding neighborhood. ![]() Urban areas deserve these services, IMO.Oh, yes, of course they do! This is just a really bad location for this particular gas station design to be shoehorned into the northeast corner of this intersection makes far, far more sense for something of this size and scope than at the entrance to a neighborhood. We all love Uptown 23 and the Plaza District, but, as a neighborhood resident, sometimes you think that you deserve to have the convenience of a Sonic Drive In, or an OnCue (with a beer cave, spacious aisles, check out lines that are less than 5 people deep, space around the many gas pumps and a lower chance of being hit up for money from the beggars). Big name brands and open square footage were in horribly short supply then and still are now, in some areas. One thing I learned from living at 14th and Robinson throughout the 1990s is that the gritty, authentic, urban life has some shortcomings in the quality of life area. they're not just there to rubber stamp the David Box's of the world.īut here's the thing about those cookie cutter, suburban mega gas stations they're pretty damn nice. I dont care if theres 20 gas stations all clustered together, as long as they are allowed its not your job as council member to deny it.I think you're forgetting about the 7-11 two blocks away: Īnd denying development which is short sighted and against the greater good is exactly what we should want our city councilors to do. And if OnCue, or any other business, submits plans to build something, properly follows any rezoning, plan approvals, etc., and even has community meetings and most people are on board, then they should be allowed to build. It can serve only a fraction of what OnCue could serve. That gas station is dirty, unsightly and very small. But JoBeth bringing up the fact that there is already a gas station in the area? Sorry councilwoman, your job isnt to limit investment or competition because you think demand is already being met. Ok, talking about design and site planning, fine, we should want good design.
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