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A zoning hearing on a proposed Sheetz location on the southwest corner of U.S. Route 23 and Orange Road in Orange Township has been continued again.<\/p>\n
Trustee Ben Grumbles said after the Sept. 7 trustees meeting that the hearing was postponed to 6 p.m. Sept. 20 because of ongoing traffic concerns, including the proximity of curb cuts to traffic signals and Orange Road.<\/p>\n
Sheetz and its representatives apparently are working to address the concerns, Grumbles said.<\/p>\n
Questions about how the proposed Sheetz would affect traffic have been a feature of discussion at the trustee meetings since April, when the plan first was discussed.<\/p>\n
Additionally, the zoning hearing has been continued several times, starting in April.<\/p>\n
In July, a consultant working for the township TMS Engineers Inc. of Twinsburg expressed concerns about data from a traffic study provided by Sheetz with the rezoning application.<\/p>\n
TMS called the figures out of date and questioned some of the assumptions used to assess the impact of the gas station, convenience store and car wash on already-busy traffic in the area.<\/p>\n
Also during the Sept. 7 meeting, Grumbles recused himself on a vote to continue the Sheetz hearing.<\/p>\n
He said after the meeting that he was not comfortable voting on any overlay-related zoning matter until he gets word from legal counsel about a possible conflict of interest, to which he is not a party.<\/p>\n
\"It does not involve me but (would affect) the township and board\" of trustees, he said.<\/p>\n
In early August, Sheetz opened its newest central Ohio store in Hilliard.<\/p>\n
Central Ohio's first Sheetz opened April 13 at 710 Sunbury Road in Delaware.<\/p>\n
Sheetz, established in 1952 and based in Altoona, Pennsylvania, currently operates more than 600 store locations across Maryland, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia.<\/p>\n
To learn more, go to sheetziscoming.com.<\/p>\n
Video of the Sept. 7 meeting can be seen at youtube.com\/watch?v=_qDQfXW_Xqs.<\/p>\n
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