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Neighbors say gas station at 10022 Madison Ave. conflicts with zoning; activists call for broader boycott
Summary
A neighborhood representative told council that a proposed gas station at 10022 Madison Ave. is in a pedestrian-overlay zone that prohibits such use. An activist also urged a boycott of certain gas stations and raised allegations about undocumented employees and human-trafficking risks.
Fawzi Bador, speaking during public comment, told council that 10022 Madison Ave. is in a pedestrian-overlay zoning district that precludes a gas station and that community opposition had not been adequately consulted. He said a principal owner paid $550,000 plus an additional $200,000, and that the Planning Commission and Board of Zoning Appeals previously ruled against the proposal. "That place cannot be the station," Bador said, urging additional community engagement and noting local fire-station legacy concerns.
Earlier in the public-comment period, Chairman Fahim of New Era Cleveland urged a boycott of "all rail gas stations" and described problems he tied to how police informants are used. Fahim also alleged missing employment records for three employees present on an alleged night of undocumented-employee or trafficking concerns and urged collective investigation.
No administrative or legislative action was taken to reverse or approve zoning decisions during the Oct. 27 meeting. Council did not place a motion on the floor to change the Board of Zoning Appeals outcome. The matter remains in the public record and was raised as both a zoning-process complaint and a public-safety/human-trafficking concern.
