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Residents and business owners warn of truck traffic and visual impacts from proposed Casey's signage
Summary
Residents and local trucking business owners raised safety, light-pollution and precedent concerns at the public hearing for Casey's sign variance; supporters argued the store would fill a diesel gap for local industry.
Public commenters mounted both safety and economic arguments during the BZA hearing on the Casey's sign variance. Several residents said they worried an 80-foot, highly visible sign and associated lighting would increase glare for drivers approaching the Woodlawn/63rd overpass and could lead to more trucks routing through Kechi. One resident asked whether taller signage would lead to "lights all the way down K-254" and a change in the town's character.
At the same time, a local trucking company owner and other business voices said the Casey's location would meet a specific local need for diesel fuel and could stabilize tax revenue and industrial retention. One commenter argued from a truck-safety perspective that "for a safety standpoint... the sign being higher would be a great for a safety aspect as well as bringing more revenue to the city of Kechi." The hearing recorded both these safety/quality-of-life concerns and economic arguments; commissioners repeatedly raised the prospect of corridor-specific rules or minimum spacing to manage future requests.
