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Lincoln County tables Kwik Trip special‑use permit after hours of traffic and safety concerns
Summary
Residents and small‑business owners pressed commissioners and planners over traffic, beach‑season surges and safety near a daycare; Kwik Trip representatives said the company would not open until road improvements are finished. The board tabled the SUP to Feb. 17 to allow more review.
Commissioners and the Planning Board on Feb. 3 paused a decision on a proposed Kwik Trip gas station and convenience store after residents and local merchants raised persistent concerns about traffic, seasonal beach crowds and safety at a congested Unity Church Road/NC‑16 Business intersection.
Planning staff introduced ZMA‑740, a rezoning petition to reclassify about 1.42 acres at the northeast corner of NC‑16 Business and Unity Church Road from neighborhood business to general business; the special‑use permit (SUP‑517) for a gas station and convenience retail is contingent on that rezoning. After presentations from the applicant and the county’s traffic engineer, more than a dozen residents and business owners urged delay or denial.
Why it matters: Speakers said the intersection is already congested during peak hours and that a…
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