Gas Station-Car Wash Gets Go-Ahead From County Committee: Report

After a decision had been put on hold for months, the Will County Board Land Use Committee recommended Tuesday that special permits be given for a controversial new gas station and car wash near the intersection of 194th Street and Harlem Avenue in Frankfort Township, Sun-Times Media reports.

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The proposal for Lenny’s Gas N Wash, a service station-car wash that also would include liquor sales and a food drive-through, must now be reviewed Thursday by the county board's executive committee before it goes before the full board for approval, the report stated, adding that the vote will probably come during its March 21 meeting.

Residents in both Frankfort Township and Tinley Park, which would be adjacent to the new station, have been protesting this project since late last year. Opponents claim Lenny's would create a road congestion problem because of the increased truck traffic in the area and bring in a bad element because of the station's liquor sales, the report stated.

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Although disappointed with the committee's recommendations, critics of the project told Sun-Times Media they will voice their concerns to the board before the final vote.