Horry CountyFriday, November 6
South Carolina's first Wawa may be headed to Little River after a packed planning commission meeting
The 5AM Socastee team
A development group's representative revealed the Wawa brand Thursday, near the end of a contentious Horry County Planning Commission meeting. The commission then unanimously recommended approval of a request to allow gas pumps and a car wash. Chairman Hunter Platt had warned during the hearing, "I will have this room cleared," and officers removed about 300 residents after the vote.
About 300residents removed from the Nov. 5 planning commission meeting
More than 300 Little River residents came to oppose the amendment.
Source: MyHorryNews.com
Neighbors raised concerns about traffic, unsafe turning lanes and a business open around the clock. Planners said the acreage is already zoned for commercial use. Attorney Franklin Daniels said, "This is just an amendment that would allow from the gas pumps."
- Where: corner of Water Grande Boulevard and S.C. Highway 9
- Applicant: Little River WW LLC
- District: River Grande Planned Development District, 530 acres
Wawa's reach and the fee developers would pay
- 1,000+
- Wawa stores across 10 states and Washington D.C.
- $1,000
- fee for every $100,000 of construction
Source: Post and Courier
Sources: Post and Courier, MyHorryNews.com