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House committee seeks records after questions raised over San Lorenzo gas station permits
Summary
Lawmakers on June 24 heard agency and industry witnesses about permits for a proposed San Lorenzo gas station, including claims of missing viability studies, lack of neighborhood notification and potential absence of required environmental permits; the committee ordered agencies to produce files within 15 days.
The House Commission on Economic Development on June 24 took up House Resolution 224 to investigate the permit history and regulatory compliance for a proposed gas station at PR‑183, kilometer 11.1 (intersection with PR‑916) in the Cerro Gordo neighborhood of San Lorenzo.
The Office of Permits (OGPe) and the Puerto Rico Planning Board provided the committee with a long administrative record that traces project steps back to an anteproyecto in 2004 and a consolidated construction permit issued Nov. 17, 2021. The Planning Board told the commission that it received a consolidated querella (complaint) in August 2023 and that inspectors found, at the time of their site visit, a vacant lot with vegetation and no evidence of construction. The association representing local gas‑station owners argued the current…
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