Writer: Truck Center Not a Good Idea
I have deep concerns over the possibility of a truck center being built near my home and one of the largest elementary schools in the county. I am honestly surprised that the county is even considering this type of commercial development in the area. I would like to point out just a few of the many reasons a truck stop is not a good idea.
The jobs that this industry creates usually do not pay a living wage and do not include any types of benefits for the employees. We hope these are not the kinds of jobs we are recruiting and encouraging for Washington County. We should have higher expectations for our residents and more respect for our community.
This area is already dangerously congested at times with the existing local traffic. The intersection of Lee Highway and Glenbrook Avenue is extremely difficult to navigate without adding large numbers of tractor and trailer trucks to the equation.
I moved back here from the city to get away from this type of landscape. I left a better paying job in Oklahoma City to come home and enjoy the farms and the quiet. I already avoid going to Glade Spring because it is a dangerous and frustrating experience to drive there because of the truck traffic.
A truck stop brings crime and undesirables to the neighborhood. This can be verified by checking the crime statistics in Glade Spring.
I am a long-time resident of Washington County and feel that a truck stop next door to our school would not be beneficial to the school system or the community.
A truck center is not what is needed at this particular exit in Meadowview.
Allison K. Linder
Meadowview, Va.
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Well Allison Linder…Last time I looked (Hawthorne Dr.) was on route 11 at the PLANT FARM….The travel center won’t bother you at all…Who had you write this letter??? Someone at Emory I guess… Please dont decieve people and act like you live CLOSE to that area….I HAVE LIVED IN MEADOWVIEW ALL MY LIFE AND I KNOW EVERY NAMED ROAD….BESIDES YOUR ADDRESS IS IN THE PHONE BOOK….Oh..Why did you leave Meadowview??? Was it because there was know jobs???
It is obvious that you have not kept up with what is going on with this travel center. The jobs that it will provide will have benefits and even though they will not be the highest paying of jobs, they can and will be used by the residents that want them. We are not in any position in Washington county to turn away any business or jobs without a good reason
based on facts.
Also part of Love’s expansion plan is to widen the road approx. 20 ft, adding turning lanes and two traffic lights that will aid traffic congestion.
This tavel center is needed in Meadowview and will be beneficial to all residents who are driving to other towns to buy gas and to get something quick to eat. Also the school will benefit as well by hooking into a sewer pumping station that will relieve an already overused sewer system at the school. We can not afford to let this oppurtunity slip by and I hope that our B.O.S realizes this as well.
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