(February 7)- A Waymarr convenience store is coming to Denold City.
The city's Economic Development Committee (EDC) unanimously approved Waymarr’s plans to construct a 4,600-square-foot convenience store, which will feature a tiled canopy above its 12 gas pumps. It will be built on a plot of vacant land on Milden Drive, near Route 7, and remain open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
To operate the store, the company will have to comply with the city’s noise and traffic reduction regulations. Among other things, it will not be allowed to accept deliveries via heavy trucks between 1:00 A.M. and 5:00 AM., with the exception of gasoline. Trucks will also be unable to access the store from Milden Drive, so Waymarr will build a private road leading to the store's receiving area. | Approval came after a public meeting that included presentations by the company’s own traffic engineers. The residents in attendance voiced a mixture of support and opposition. Betty Timpano, who lives on the 400 block of Milden Drive, said she liked the idea of a convenience store in the neighborhood but had concerns about increased traffic along nearby Ramona Way. As evidence, she showed a digital Video she had shot from her car window during rush hour. It showed heavy vehicle congestion on Ramona Way near Brook Street.
On the other hand, resident Steve Grossick said he would welcome the store because it would provide a “quick, warm bite to eat after work. Currently, the nearest convenience store is a Weisbold Plus shop on Laurel Street, about three Kilometers away. |
