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Taunton board allows Bay Street station to seek 24‑hour approval after neighbors pressed for lighting and idling fixes
Summary
The Taunton Planning Board on Nov. 6 allowed the owner of the Bay Street gas station to seek city‑council approval for 24‑hour operation only after the operator agreed at the meeting to install lighting shields, a new 7‑foot fence along the residential side and a no‑idling rule for trucks.
TK Taunton LLC asked the Taunton Planning Board Nov. 6 to remove condition 24 of its site‑plan approval — the restriction that limits hours of operation — so the operator can pursue 24‑hour operation with the City Council. Applicant counsel Tom Reedy and company representative Dennis Darvo described the station as a highway‑adjacent facility that serves long‑haul truck traffic and second/third shifts and said continuous staffing improves on‑site safety and policing.
Neighbors who live behind the station and in nearby Norton described stronger than…
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