No 2 Gas N Wash
Rebuttal to Wheeling Village President Horcher about Daily Herald article
Please read the front page of the Daily Herald article from 5/15/2024
“Opposition to gas station plan mounts” by Russell Lissau
Our rebuttal to statements made by Village President Patrick Horcher of Wheeling
To continue reading click on this link: Rebuttal
Gas N Wash Truck Stop Next Door
Hello Wheeling and Arlington Heights neighbors,
We are a group of residents from Arlington Heights and Wheeling alarmed about the Gas N Wash truck stop that is currently in the planning stage for the vacant property at Hintz Road and Buffalo Grove Road. This 4-acre plot is surrounded by quality residential on all sides. Houses in the area sell as much as $400,000 to $600,000.
To continue reading click on this link: Truck Stop Next Door
Mallard Lake Letter
Busy Truck Stop outside your Mallard apartment window
Visit our website and sign our Change.org petition: no2gnw.com
Hello neighbors of Mallard Lake Apartments,
We are a group of concerned residents who live nearby, from Wheeling and Arlington Heights.
Please read this and tell us what you think! We would really appreciate your feedback.
To continue reading click on this link: Mallard Lake Letter
It looks like a gas station, so why is the proposed Gas N Wash called a Truck Stop?
Gas N Wash wants video gaming. As a gas station, to install gaming seats, known as Video Gaming Terminals, VGTs, it must qualify as a truck stop.
Proposed Gas N Wash fueling station is classified as a Truck Stop
There has been a lot of confusion about gas station versus truck stop.
Most people think a truck stop is one of those large fueling stations out on the highway with dozens of pumps to fill the tanks of 18 wheelers. They are correct. And most people think truck stops have a yard to park the big rigs so the drivers can sleep, and a diner, showers, laundry services and more for the truckers who travel long distances. They are also correct.
In the case of the proposed Wheeling Gas N Wash station, it won’t have any of the classic truck stop features: it won’t have showers, laundry or overnight parking for dozens of 18 wheelers. What it will have are the features the Illinois Gaming Board requires for video gaming at a gas station – and that means Gas N Wash needs to be classified as a Truck Stop.
There are five main requirements that a truck stop must meet to be eligible for a video gaming license in Illinois:
- Must be situated on at least three acres of land
- Must have separate diesel islands for fueling commercial motor vehicles
- Must have average sales of over 10,000 gallons of diesel or biodiesel per month
- Must have parking spaces for commercial motor vehicles
- Must contain a convenience store
Does Wheeling really need more Video Gaming?
Media Links
Village of Wheeling Plan Commission Meeting from 5/22/24
LISTEN TO THE INTELLEGENT QUESTIONS YOUR NEIGHBORS ASKED AT THE PREVIOUS MEETING
See No2GNW on Chicago CBS 2 news
(Televised on May 22, 2024)
Village of Wheeling Plan Commission Meeting from 4/12/2023
(go to 18:36 mark)
Letters to the Editor
Daily Herald
