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Neighbors warn commissioners that new Wawa site will drive trucks onto Johnson Avenue, raise safety concerns
Summary
Residents backing Cambridge Mill subdivision and nearby neighborhoods told the county the new Wawa on Davis Highway will route large trucks onto small Johnson Avenue, lacks adequate turn lanes and buffer plantings, and already shows traffic and signage problems.
Several residents who live immediately behind or adjacent to the new Wawa‑branded convenience‑store development on Davis Highway told the Escambia County Board of County Commissioners that the project’s design threatens safety and quality of life for nearby neighborhoods.
Speakers during the public‑forum portion of the meeting said site access and signage will push trucks and through‑traffic onto Johnson Avenue, a narrow local street they described as heavily used by daycare traffic, industrial trucks and emergency vehicles. Several speakers also said a large illuminated sign and back‑of‑store signage facing the Cambridge Mill subdivision will injure residential privacy and that landscape buffers shown on plans may take years to…
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