Here's the article:
City officials: Pine Lakes gas station on the way?
Update: 05/11/2014 -
City Council Minutes and Pine Lakes
Here's the Quote: A few years ago, the city faced a
similar situation when a BP Gas station was planned for the intersection of Palm
Harbor Parkway and Fellowship Drive. Netts called the impact of the gas station
on the neighborhood “negligible.”
Here's the truth: Since there are two Gas Stations on Palm Harbor
Parkway the
neighborhood of Florida Park Drive, a residential neighborhood, has been plagued
by Gas Tankers, Eighteen Wheelers and numerous other types of vehicles making
deliveries to these gas stations at all hours of the day; thus endangering the
health of residents. Residents do not consider this
“negligible.”
Here is what you can expect from the City:
1). No protection from falling property values.
2). No protection from the
traffic fumes or the loud traffic noise.
3). No protection for your
family's health (children, elderly, adults).
If the Mayor is willing to
mislead Pine Lakes residents about the impact in the
Florida Park Drive neighborhood, then how are Pine Lakes residents able to believe the City about
what impact it will have in their neighborhood. Fact
is you can't!
What will your neighborhood be like in 5 years? What will the investment
in your home be worth?
One of the most effective ways of City Officials discouraging
people is to make them think,
"There is absolutely nothing they can do about it anyway."
Fight for your neighborhood; NEVER GIVE UP.
Who Can I Contact
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Update 05-25-2014
See What Others Have Done
[When you fight for your neighborhood, you'll discover the
true character of the City Officials; they don't
care about your property value and they don't care about the health of your
family. To see proof, just take a drive down FL PK DR (be ready for a shock). ]
While convenience stores provide many benefits, they can have a severe quality
of life impact when allowed too close to homes and other inappropriate
locations.
Community & Environmental Defense Services -
Added: 07-17-2014
An increase in heavy truck traffic may also cause
damage to nearby homes due to vibrations transmitted through the earth. While
some truck traffic is essential on neighborhood streets (e.g. refuse collection,
delivery trucks, and fire engines) an excessive increase in trucks passing
through a neighborhood could lower property value and overall quality
of life. Added: 07-31-2014
If you have information about Pine Lakes gas station you'd like posted, send it to:
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Contact Information for City Council Members
Pine Lakes Gas Station – The
Hidden Truth
I feel I would be wrong
to stay silent and let what happened to our neighborhood, FL PK DR, happen to
the Pine Lakes neighborhood. There will be gas tankers, eighteen wheelers,
beer/soda/bread trucks, and numerous other vehicles making deliveries at all
hours; YES, ALL HOURS. These trucks are LOUD; say goodbye to a peaceful
neighborhood. This will also put hazardous materials in your neighborhood;
hopefully, not through your residential streets like what is happening on FL PK
DR where residents’ health is being damaged by the traffic fumes or the loud traffic noise. Because
transit traffic will be using the gas station you can expect the usual trash on
the side of the road from the beer/sodas/fast food sold there; residents here
find it in their yards. Visit:
http://FLPKDR.com to see what happened to FL PK DR.
A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS!
06-23-2014
Beware to all who live near the proposed gas
station on Pine Lakes Parkway Dear Editor: It might be too late,
but ask us about a new gas station on your street. We on Palm Harbor Parkway can
tell you that we live in hell with the BP station. The mayor’s assessment of
“minimal impact” may only have addressed the transient traffic. Yes! We do live
with the transient motorcycles, the gas trucks, the dump trucks at 7:30 a.m.,
but your nightmare will come from the local teenage population. In our case, we
have a “drag strip” between Matanzas High School and the BP Station. Why does
any youngster need to visit a gas station 6-7 times in one day? They don’t seem
to buy gas each time. They will race their engines just sitting there and do
“wheelies” out of the station (never a police presence). The “minimum impact”
has reduced our property value! We would like to sell, but we couldn’t lie on
the “disclosure form.” Art Contour Palm Coast
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