Costco Presses Its Case for Gas Station at New Wheaton Store
The Montgomery County Planning Board is scheduled to review Costco's special exception application for the controversial gas station on Feb. 28.
Costco sent out fliers this week inviting community members to attend an open house where it will make its case for a controversial 16-pump gas station at its warehouse store that is yet to open in Wheaton. The open house is scheduled for 7-9 p.m. Feb. 20 at Newport Mill Middle School, 11311 Newport Mill Road, Kensington. Want more news about Costco and the Costco gas station? Sign up for the Wheaton Patch newsletter. According to the fliers, the open house will address questions about Costco's special exception application to place a gas station at Westfield Wheaton, in the parking lot between the mall and the Kensington Heights neighborhood. The fliers show what Costco says are extreme measures for protecting the community from car …
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Strauchan
10:36 am on Thursday, February 21, 2013
By all means, let's make sure Costco implements all of the reasonable safety features that need to be implemented to ensure the safety and health of the surrounding community. But when that point is reached, Costco should be allowed to move forward with the station. The "Not In My Backyard" argument is unreasonable, especially when you willingly chose to locate your backyard next to a 50 year old… more ›