Status: Closed — this petition is no longer accepting signatures.
Final supporters
We thank the over 1100 people who signed the handwritten petitions asking the Board of Adjustments to deny variances that would allow Casey's to build a gas station with 6 pump stations in down town Pella across the street from Pizza Ranch. Despite Casey's numerous statements during the Board of Adjustments meeting that the plan they submitted that would require variances was the ONLY SAFE WAY they could put a new Casey's at this location. And despite the fact that the Board of Adjustment denied the request for variances to build that plan. We have just learned that Casey's is going to build there anyway. This will be the largest Casey's in Pella. Larger than the Casey's by both exits on 163.
We had over 1100 handwritten signatures on our petition to STOP Casey's from building across from Pizza Ranch. The Board of Adjustments heard our concerns. Casey's did not. For those of you who had concerns about safety issues, with the first plan that Casey's proposed (the only plan that they had after looking at it from ALL angles), they are going to build anyway. Unfortunately, their new design does nothing to resolve our past concerns:
- The 2 Casey's on the Square will be closed - what happens to those buildings.
- Casey's has a 15 yr non-compete - buyers of old Casey's buildings can NOT sell gas, tobacco or tobacco products, alcohol, groceries, or prepared foods such as pizza or donuts.
- The area for the proposed Casey's will be very congested with traffic.
- Safety concerns
- Semis filling the tanks and distributing alcohol, pop, chips, and other grocery items will make the traffic congestion worse and decrease visibility.
- The library is right "next door." How safe will it be for children to walk to the library?
- The bike trail would go right in front of Casey's.
- The Community Center is close by. They provide lots of activities for children and seniors.
- Will it be difficult for the ambulance and fire trucks to get through that area?
- Many people have been working to make that block and the one west of it into Pella's first Historic District. What will Casey's do for the values of those historic properties?
- Whether it has a Dutch front or not, do we really want a Super Casey's one block from the square?
PLEASE send a message to Casey's and the City of Pella. A Casey's across from Pizza Ranch is just not the right place for Casey's. There HAS to be another, safer place to build a Casey's in town.
Thank You
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Reached 100 supporters
February 3, 2016
71 Comments
It is absolutely unnecessary to build ANOTHER Caseys. There are 5 in the town. 5!!!!! We don't need 6. Especially right down the road from the 2 on the square. The truck stop Caseys need to stay on the OUTSIDE of town like they are now. This is absolutely ridiculous in every single way.
Are you kidding me?? Really?? My home for half my life was destroyed because of a gas station? I refuse to accept this. The land should be used for something that will bring value to the city of Pella!!
That is central location for the start of the parade for tulip time. No body wants to have a giant Caseys in the background of their pictures when they come to see a replica city of holland.
We sit along the road by Pizza Ranch during the Tulip Time parade. A gas station there would tear away from the enjoyment of Tulip Time festivities. Not to mention, destroying the tranquility of the street. Build elsewhere. Or not at all. There are already several Casey's in town.
That street is beautiful Fire house restoration,the beautiful library,police. station,money spent on the bike path!Why on earth would Pella allow such an eye sore among all these buildings????Absolutely. RIDICULOUS!There is a lot of ground on the out skirts of of our city.
Please find a better place! This is not the best place for Casey's. Sorry, will not support it!
We don't need this. There are enough stations and this will just ruin the small town and historic feel of Pella.
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Final supporters
We thank the over 1100 people who signed the handwritten petitions asking the Board of Adjustments to deny variances that would allow Casey's to build a gas station with 6 pump stations in down town Pella across the street from Pizza Ranch. Despite Casey's numerous statements during the Board of Adjustments meeting that the plan they submitted that would require variances was the ONLY SAFE WAY they could put a new Casey's at this location. And despite the fact that the Board of Adjustment denied the request for variances to build that plan. We have just learned that Casey's is going to build there anyway. This will be the largest Casey's in Pella. Larger than the Casey's by both exits on 163.
We had over 1100 handwritten signatures on our petition to STOP Casey's from building across from Pizza Ranch. The Board of Adjustments heard our concerns. Casey's did not. For those of you who had concerns about safety issues, with the first plan that Casey's proposed (the only plan that they had after looking at it from ALL angles), they are going to build anyway. Unfortunately, their new design does nothing to resolve our past concerns:
- The 2 Casey's on the Square will be closed - what happens to those buildings.
- Casey's has a 15 yr non-compete - buyers of old Casey's buildings can NOT sell gas, tobacco or tobacco products, alcohol, groceries, or prepared foods such as pizza or donuts.
- The area for the proposed Casey's will be very congested with traffic.
- Safety concerns
- Semis filling the tanks and distributing alcohol, pop, chips, and other grocery items will make the traffic congestion worse and decrease visibility.
- The library is right "next door." How safe will it be for children to walk to the library?
- The bike trail would go right in front of Casey's.
- The Community Center is close by. They provide lots of activities for children and seniors.
- Will it be difficult for the ambulance and fire trucks to get through that area?
- Many people have been working to make that block and the one west of it into Pella's first Historic District. What will Casey's do for the values of those historic properties?
- Whether it has a Dutch front or not, do we really want a Super Casey's one block from the square?
PLEASE send a message to Casey's and the City of Pella. A Casey's across from Pizza Ranch is just not the right place for Casey's. There HAS to be another, safer place to build a Casey's in town.
Thank You
Updates
Reached 100 supporters
February 3, 2016
71 Comments
The character of this town is slowly being eroded by the loss of the older homes and structures that make it unique. A massive Caseys in this location is just another step in the wrong direction. Our city leaders need to do more to protect Pella's heritage and history.
It is absolutely unnecessary to build ANOTHER Caseys. There are 5 in the town. 5!!!!! We don't need 6. Especially right down the road from the 2 on the square. The truck stop Caseys need to stay on the OUTSIDE of town like they are now. This is absolutely ridiculous in every single way.
Are you kidding me?? Really?? My home for half my life was destroyed because of a gas station? I refuse to accept this. The land should be used for something that will bring value to the city of Pella!!
That is central location for the start of the parade for tulip time. No body wants to have a giant Caseys in the background of their pictures when they come to see a replica city of holland.
We sit along the road by Pizza Ranch during the Tulip Time parade. A gas station there would tear away from the enjoyment of Tulip Time festivities. Not to mention, destroying the tranquility of the street. Build elsewhere. Or not at all. There are already several Casey's in town.
That street is beautiful Fire house restoration,the beautiful library,police. station,money spent on the bike path!Why on earth would Pella allow such an eye sore among all these buildings????Absolutely. RIDICULOUS!There is a lot of ground on the out skirts of of our city.
Please find a better place! This is not the best place for Casey's. Sorry, will not support it!
We don't need this. There are enough stations and this will just ruin the small town and historic feel of Pella.
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The character of this town is slowly being eroded by the loss of the older homes and structures that make it unique. A massive Caseys in this location is just another step in the wrong direction. Our city leaders need to do more to protect Pella's heritage and history.