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Take 5 seeks drive‑through oil‑change at Wantagh site; neighbors raise notice, noise and pollution concerns
Summary
Kwik Lube of Carolina (Take 5) asked the Hempstead Town Board for a special exception to open a fluids‑only drive‑through at 3270 Sunrise Highway in Wantagh; applicant described reduced noise/odors and site improvements while nearby residents raised concerns about notification, early opening hours, light, noise and oil pollution. The board closed the hearing and moved to consider the application.
Kwik Lube of Carolina LLC, operating as Take 5, presented a re‑noticed special‑exception application Dec. 9 to convert the existing motor‑vehicle repair site at 3270 Sunrise Highway in Wantagh into a fluids‑only drive‑through oil‑change facility.
Attorney Garrett Gray (Weber Law Group) said the project would demolish the existing building and construct a smaller 1‑story, 1,732‑sq.‑ft. facility with three drive‑through bays, relocate the structure farther from adjacent residences, add landscaping and shielded lighting, remove two access points to improve safety and obtain New York State DOT approval for the Sunrise Highway…
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