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Residents urge limits on new 24-hour businesses, oppose proposed Territorial Road/Highway 126 gas station
Summary
Two Veneta residents told the City Council they oppose a conditional use permit for a proposed 24-hour US Market gas station and coffee shop at Territorial Road and Highway 126, citing traffic, community needs, and public-safety concerns and urging a municipal code amendment to prohibit new 24-hour retail at that intersection.
Residents during the April 13 meeting urged the City to reconsider the recent Planning Commission approval of a conditional use permit for a US Market proposal at Territorial Road and Highway 126 and to explore limits on new 24-hour retail establishments at that intersection.
Erica McGuire, of 25288 Corky Lane, told Council she feared negative impacts on local businesses, traffic flow, and public resources, and asked the City to adopt code prohibiting new 24-hour retail at the main intersection. "This establishment was a public safety concern," McGuire said, arguing the community needs urgent care, counseling, childcare and other services rather than a round-the-clock fuel and coffee outlet.
James Hugo of 87857 8th Street echoed those concerns and said residents want services such as urgent care rather than another 24-hour fuel station. "Not another fuel station operating 24 hours a day," Hugo said, and he urged neighbors to stay engaged to show public support before City action could be taken. Hugo also raised concern about a period with limited local law enforcement coverage and asked the Council to consider code tools that address safety and traffic impacts.
