Littleton resident asks Arapahoe County to review Costco plan for 32 pumps near schools
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Summary
A Littleton resident told Arapahoe County commissioners that a proposed Costco gas station on West Mineral would include 32 fuel pumps and generate traffic and pollution that could affect nearby schools, day-care and elder-care facilities; he asked the county public-health office to review the site.
Gregory Sullivan of Littleton told the Arapahoe County Board of Commissioners on April 8 that a proposed Costco on West Mineral would add 32 gas pumps near schools and other sensitive sites and urged county public-health officials to examine the plan.
Sullivan identified himself by name and address and said "HB 21 12 66 gives a right for every citizen to have clean air, clean water, and a clean environment." He told commissioners that the City of Littleton, an investment group and Costco had "entered into an agreement" for a station that would include "32 gas pumps" and predicted roughly "5,005 car visits per day." He said that would create increased levels of PM2.5 and nitrogen oxides (NOx/NO2) and could affect children and pregnant women.
Sullivan pointed to nearby institutions, naming Littleton Academy and other schools, a daycare center and an elder-care center as being in the zone he described. "You cannot have environmental rights when you put up a a bomb," he told the commissioners. He said he had provided flyers to attendees and asked the board to "take this under notice" and to have the county public-health office review the situation.
The comments are a public appeal; the transcript does not record any formal county direction, referral, or vote on the matter during the April 8 meeting. The plan Sullivan described appears to be a City of Littleton approval; he asked the county to examine possible public-health implications for Arapahoe County residents living or learning near the site.
