By the end of a lengthy meeting, the city council had rejected an ordinance regarding gasoline sales, approved a county resident's request to use the sewer system and heard plans to install a lift station in a low alley to carry away standing water. Tony Silveus, owner of several gas stations in the county, approached the council Monday regarding an amendment to a zoning ordinance. Following his presentation and much discussion, the proposal was returned to the plan commission. Silveus played a four-minute video produced by Sprawl-Busters' Al Norman, which showcased examples of "bad" planning regarding gasoline sales stations. The video filmed sites in other states calling them parking lot stations, with congested traffic patterns and customers waiting in long lines.
TERESA SMITH, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016