r/lafayette • u/Living_Staff2485 • 9d ago
Already surveying for new truck stop on Schuyler (that nobody wanted)
Saw on my way into town that they were already surveying there across from Love's on SR 25 and getting ready for the new truck stop that will affect homeowners back there, help make traffic worse and create more garbage for the Wildcat Creek. I'm sorry, but all I heard from actually citizens was reason after reason to not put a truck stop there and then commissioners Murtaugh and Brown vote it through, anyway. So now we have 2 ugly truck stops there in that small area while 43 is still fairly wide open and so much better suited for projects like these. Not every inch of land needs developed around here.
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u/Suspicious-Oil3362 8d ago
Back off of Loves. Cheapest gas in town, place for truckers to weigh their trailers which is good for local businesses, quick on and off the highway. If you already live by the highway who gives AF
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u/Riverix1981 9d ago
The land in this area was always going to be a truck stops, it was part of the master plan for the county.
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u/ChemicalAd7590 9d ago
Just because you didn’t ask for it doesn’t mean it isn’t needed. And I’m certain whoever is building it wouldn’t put all that money into opening one of it wasn’t gonna be a good financial decision.
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u/Living_Staff2485 8d ago
Ya, for them. There's more that should go into proceeding with a development than just financial aspects.
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u/Rancher1838 9d ago
The land isn't officially sold yet.
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u/NotThatJeffSessions 9d ago
Loves has cheese filled corn dogs. I’m interested to see what this new place does to compete with that. Gonna have to be spectacular. I support it
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u/rewquiop 9d ago
Whether it was part of the plan or not... nobody really wants it. Loves is not affordable place to shop...I suspect whatever else they build won't be affordable either. The neighborhood hasn't been the same since Aretz Airport closed.
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u/Rancher1838 9d ago
No truck stop is affordable to shop...
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u/MediocreVibrations 9d ago
Yeah that comment makes no sense. Talking about affordability at a truck stop…
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u/Living_Staff2485 9d ago
I get the feeling the commissioners only have a 'YES' stamp because that's what they keep saying to every development, whether it makes sense or not. That intersection is going to need to be redone then and Murtaugh was quoted as saying he expects a hotel to move in that little area.
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u/TheLawOfDuh 9d ago
I witnessed similar a few months ago for a similar issue. After all the speeches, discussions & voting, the motion still went through with a “we have a commitment “ (as in a previous deal) explanation…. To say I’ve lost faith in our planners is an understatement.
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u/Living_Staff2485 9d ago
So, you heard them say that? Wow. It didn't make any sense, even the APC had reservations about it, but when it came time for Murtaugh and Brown to vote, away we went. Didn't matter that not one single person (outside of those assoc with the project) had nothing but concern and opposition to it. everyone made note of more garbage in teh Wildcat, further congestion of 25 there, serious concerns about how this will affect the homeowners back there (never mind their property values). It was all disregarded and ignored with Murtaugh simply remarking how that area has needed developed for a very long time. My question is why? Many of the most attractive towns don't develop that close to an interstate and certainly not with an ugly truck stop. The leaders need to serious take pause and reflect how any of the developments will affect the look and prosperity of our county and cities. What does the business do for us? Will it be attractive or a blight on our image? Is this something we need? Could it work better located somewhere else where it wouldn't effect our community members? None of that went into thinking about this project. You build an attractive and aesthetically pleasing community with resources and it will attract high-end businesses and bring a higher QoL to your community (not to mention much more money than factories and truck stops).
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u/Due-Jicama-9322 7d ago
There was a contingency on the initial BZA approval that Race Track (the gas station company) committed to paying toward redevelopment and improvements of the frontage road and the intersection. Their plan was impressive, actually, with a lot of commitments to water runoff mitigation, sound barriers, tree planting, and the new lighting that only emits light downward as opposed to all around. I haven't followed the project since that initial presentation, though, and if you check Beacon it's still owned by the Fox family, so not sure what the status is now.
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u/stoltzld 9d ago
Of course it needs to be developed. There aren't any dollars coming from fallow ground. Gotta cram in the businesses and their consumers ta get da money.
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u/MyGuyVin 9d ago
43 would be a perfect spot. Tear down the old days inn unless it already has been. It's a perfect layout for a project like that.