TOPEKA (KSNT) – Following concerns from the community, a new truck stop in Topeka will have to pump the brakes.
At Tuesday night’s city council meeting, the governing body voted to send a request to rezone a west Topeka property back to the planning commission for more work.
Maverik has more than 400 locations in 12 states, and wants to expand to Kansas. It’s looking to add a location off of I-70 on Fairlawn where the old Holidome was located.
While many people raised concerns with council members about the impact a truck stop would have on traffic in the area, Councilman David Banks said he is also concerned about what the truck stop would do to a local neighboring business.
“We also have an owner on that corner that we think, you know, we don’t know what his plans are or decision,” Banks said. “If I had to vote, tonight would have been a really tough decision.”
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If the planning commission approves the request again, it will go back to the city council for reconsideration.
While Banks said he would love to see any new business come to the city, he added it’s important to consider the possibility the business may not succeed or end up causing more harm than good.
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