FAIRBORN — A new Wawa gas station is coming to Greene County, but not everyone is excited about it.
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As reported on News Center 7 Daybreak, a man lives close to where the new gas station will be built. He is concerned about traffic and that the gas station will be open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
“The citizens of Fairborn, once this is in, they are going to be so mad,” said Charlie Deer.
His front yard is only 50 feet from where the entrance to Wawa will be.
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As previously reported by News Center 7, the Fairborn City Council approved the new Wawa on Monday to build it at 1800 N Broad Street near Spangler Road.
Deer told News Center 7 that he is concerned about traffic and the gas station being open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
“My wife wants to move,” he said. “Every time something goes bump in the night. She doesn’t want to have to worry about it. Some kind of crack addict or somebody, you know, trying to get into her house.”
A Wawa employee cited a traffic study during the meeting that was approved by ODOT, saying the road could handle the traffic increase.
“We don’t really have any influence to make ODOT say yes or no,” the employee told News Center 7. “My life would be easier if we did,” the employee said."
The Wawa site is more than 9 acres and will have 8 double-sided fuel pumps and 7 diesel pumps.
The vote passed 6-1.
The next step is to clear out the trees from the lot to make room for construction to start.
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