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After a Month of Public Comments, Orange County Sends Buc-eeâs Back to the Drawing Board
Designed by Jon Fuller
As the nation fixed its eyes on Washington pomp on the eve of Joe Bidenâs inauguration, some Triangle residents were focused on a local commissioners meeting that could mean changes for the entire area.
On January 19, the Orange County Board of Commissioners spent hours discussing Efland Station, a proposed rezoning project anchored by a massive gas station in the northern part of Orange County. The commissioners asked questions and gave comments, grilling the applicant on its plans for the future. They could have voted; they didnât.
Orange County Residents Largely Oppose Planned Buc-ee s at Final Public Hearings
Special Virtual Meeting on Jan. 12, 2021
The Orange County Board of Commissioners met with residents Tuesday night for the last of three public hearing sessions that began in mid-December. The hearings regarded a proposed rezoning that would allow Buc-ee s, a Texas-owned gas station and convenience store company, to build their first North Carolina branch in the small unincorporated community of Efland.
The proposed development would be split into two phases. It would create jobs and potential tax revenue for the county, but it would also mean the creation of a 120-nozzle fueling station that requires six large underground tanks to be placed on top of a protected watershed.
A Proposed Mega Gas Station Could Mean Careers Or Contamination for Orange County
Buc-ee s display in Waller, Texas
Thereâs a yard sign stuck in the ground beside Route 70 thatâs been there for months. Its text is too small to read from the road; you could drive by it every day and not know what itâs for.
Del Ward, a 26-year-old Efland native and full-time musician, did that at first. He probably passed it nine times, until one day he didnât.
âNOTICE OF ON-LINE NEIGHBORHOOD INFORMATION MEETING,â the sign said. It was for a September 16 review of potential rezoning for what would be called the âBeaver Crossing commercial development.â It was being held by the Orange County Planning Department and Buc-eeâs Limited, the sign said.