Stop Bunts/Detroit GetGo tonight City Hall 5:30

[Amy l Herberger]

*******A Meeting of the Board of Building Standards/Architectural board of review- will be held at 5:30 this Thursday, April 12th 2012 in the Auditorium of Lakewood City Hall, 12650 Detroit Ave. Please use the west side entrance.((WE NEED THE COMMUNITY TO FIGHT FOR THE FUTURE OF LAKEWOOD and oppose this project))))

***Plan attached- This plan is a monstrosity and the citizens need to stop this before it is too late - this is an environmental and community nightmare.

On March 20th the residents on Bunts road learned Giant Eagle has proposed to put in a 16 car fueling station at the corner of Bunts / Detroit with 63 parking spaces and a 5,581 square foot megamart. This is something Lakewood does not need and does not embody the spirit of the LAKEWOOD COMMUNITY VISION PLAN.

In addition to this -the residents have learned Giant Eagle and the powers that be are trying to get this done as soon as possible - leaving minimal time for anyone to oppose and let the community learn after the fact. 3 weeks in fact. They hope to get approval tonight and start as soon as this June.


As a resident of Bunts and a citizen of Lakewood, I am opposed to this project due to the negative environmental impact and the threat to public safety it will pose to both the nearby residents and the community at large.
In addition, this project does not contain anything a pedestrian friendly community needs. It lacks architectural interest and does not match the architectural quality of the surrounding residential neighborhood. Also, the scale, specifically the number and size of the pumps, is far too large for this location. In short, it falls woefully short of the goals outlined in the Lakewood Community Vision Plan and embodied in the ordinances of Lakewood
Furthermore, additional issues include; the property on Detroit Road, where the proposed GetGo gas station is planned, has had soil stability issues in the past, resulting in a sink hole. It will be located on a busy thoroughfare in which emergency vehicles rely on daily. Lakewood High School is a block away and the pedestrian traffic both of students and surrounding residents will be a major issue. Nice single family homes values will be affected all along Bunts and the surrounding streets. This plan appears to pose serious damage to the community surrounding it. This will be a change in a direction that Lakewood will not be able to mend. This plan lacks forward thinking and the project is counterproductive to what Lakewood has been trying to accomplish.
Help stop this madness.............

[Ryan Salo]

I am glad this project may happen. Have you ever tried to get gas at the station they have now at prime time? Pumps at speedway right up the street are crazy busy at prime times as well so this should provide some relief.

I think that building has been vacant long enough anything will be better than what is there now. I will use it for sure.

I think it may actually help create less pollution in the city. Running cars line up waiting for pumps across town, now maybe there will be less congestion at all of the stations.

[J Hrlec]

I am glad this project may happen. Have you ever tried to get gas at the station they have now at prime time? Pumps at speedway right up the street are crazy busy at prime times as well so this should provide some relief.

I think that building has been vacant long enough anything will be better than what is there now. I will use it for sure.

I think it may actually help create less pollution in the city. Running cars line up waiting for pumps across town, now maybe there will be less congestion at all of the stations.

I agree.

I am looking forward to an improvement to the vacant eyesore which exists today on the corner of Bunts and Detroit as well as improvement over the undersized GetGo that exists today.

A few things I am confused about maybe the OP can clarify:

1) How is public safety affected differently than when Giant Eagle was located there, or if anyone else moved in to the location?
2) Why are the number of pumps an issue?
3) How is this plan specifically going to affect emergency vehicles?

[Danielle Masters]

I am glad this project may happen. Have you ever tried to get gas at the station they have now at prime time? Pumps at speedway right up the street are crazy busy at prime times as well so this should provide some relief.

I think that building has been vacant long enough anything will be better than what is there now. I will use it for sure.

I think it may actually help create less pollution in the city. Running cars line up waiting for pumps across town, now maybe there will be less congestion at all of the stations.

I agree.

I am looking forward to an improvement to the vacant eyesore which exists today on the corner of Bunts and Detroit as well as improvement over the undersized GetGo that exists today.

A few things I am confused about maybe the OP can clarify:

1) How is public safety affected differently than when Giant Eagle was located there, or if anyone else moved in to the location?
2) Why are the number of pumps an issue?
3) How is this plan specifically going to affect emergency vehicles?

I agree with the desire to have these questioned answered. I have also heard complaints about light pollution which I can't think would be any worse than the car lot lights were. Right now it looks like this station will have no more pumps than BP or Speedway, the current GetGo is not large enough, I think this is a good use of a place that has been vacant long enough.