March 21, 2008

Wawa Not As Welcome Outside City

While residents of Center City Philadelphia protest the closing of their Wawas, those in the suburbs are fighting a Wawa from moving into their community tooth and nail.

The company wants to open a 5,800-square foot deli and 16 gas pumps in Warminster, but the city's zoning laws for some reason prevent this from happening. Much like Philadelphia nimbys, the suburban subspecies really doesn't want anything to change, anywhere, ever:

Longtime Street Road resident Charlotte Payne, who lives near the site, worries the project would bring more traffic to an already congested intersection. Cars have difficulties turning from Newtown Road onto Street Road and often back up 10 deep.

Wawa's attorney, Tom Hecker, pointed out that the township's traffic consultant approved Wawa's traffic report and plan to keep congestion to a minimum. Hecker asked Payne if she had seen this report, to which she replied “I don't need to look at it. I live there.”

Hey, can't the company just put some gas pumps on the corner of 20th and Locust and re-open the Dorchester Wawa? I really don't see any reason why not.

Wawa still a no-go [The Intelligencer]

Posted by D-Mac on March 21, 2008 11:50 AM
Posted to Warminster , Wawa , WawaTF

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