The La Quinta City Council delayed a vote that was scheduled this week on a proposed Pavilions shopping center after residents complained that they didn’t want to live next to a gas station that came with it.
Via the Desert Sun:
Opponents, many nearby residents, said they don’t want to live next to a gas station, but also cited increased traffic and negative impact on property values as concerns.
“I’m not opposed to the Pavilions, we do need another market; we don’t need another gas station,” said Yolanda Mills, pointing to plans to add fuel pumps at the Ralphs in Citrus Plaza, directly across Jefferson Street from the Pavilion Palms site.
“I would like for you to not pass this,” Mills said.
Proponents said the area needs another grocery store and pointed to the jobs that would be created, including high-paying union positions with the grocery store, and added revenue for the city.
So, for those keeping score, you can now add gas stations to the list, along with In-N-Out Burger, as places that Coachella Valley homeowners find unacceptable in their neighborhoods.
As for what is acceptable, well, I really don’t know.
seasonal boomers shitting on convenience once again, but they will be okay at their first homes right?
You end with the statement “As for what is acceptable, well, I really don’t know.” Yet you post a previous quote from an opponent above that states “I’m not opposed to the Pavilions, we do need another market.” Don’t you read what you post….
No one wants a gas station w/stores or a drive through with 20 cars sitting there at a time near their house. City Councils need to look forward not backwards. In 10 years all these gas stations will be rotten eye sores as everyone is passing by in electric cars.