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Residents oppose Quick Trip’s Old National proposal; company offers safety and environmental safeguards
Summary
A proposed Kwik Trip store with pumps and a car wash at Old National Highway and Jonesboro Road drew sharp opposition from nearby residents at a Nov. 12 public hearing, who cited the city’s three‑mile distance rule, traffic and safety concerns; Kwik Trip’s legal and operations team responded with environmental safeguards, a traffic study and commitments on sidewalks, lighting and cameras.
South Fulton city council heard a lengthy public hearing on Nov. 12 over a proposed Quick Trip (Kwik Trip) store with gasoline pumps and an accessory car wash at the Old National Highway / Jonesboro Road intersection. The application seeks removal of prior conditions, rezoning from C‑2 in the Old National overlay and a special‑use permit to operate the gas station and car wash.
Several nearby residents urged denial, invoking the city’s distance rules and arguing the corridor already has many older, crime‑prone gas stations. Diana Resperus, a District 3 resident, told council the proposal undermines planned improvements along Old National and stressed that the property is within a corridor that has experienced accidents and public‑safety incidents.
“...this isn’t true economic development for us,” Resperus said, urging the council to stand with staff’s recommendation to deny the use permit. Other residents described traffic crashes at the intersection, the proximity of residences and schools and inconsistent public notice for the case.
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