Re: (rshsdepot) North Pemberton Railroad Station

[Jay Underwood <jp.underwood_@_ns.sympatico.ca>]

The startegy sounds like Irving Oil, so in that sense, NJ is exactly like Canada (except we DO have
hockey teams, in four leagues still playing here, eh!)
Irving Oil also owns the site of the old station in Fredericton, New Brunswick, which has been allowed
to fall into a decrepit state, and sits on valuable downtown land.
Irving has been shunning all attempts to preserve and renovate that building, although it's not clear
what they intend to develop there.
The company has said it wants a proposal that will generate traffic in the area, so it may be that a
hotel is planned. Much of the area was hidden from public view until last year when the old grain silos
were torn down, and the station became more visible.
Your Super Wa Wa may be being built close to the museum because the museum is seen by the company to be
a traffic generator (tourists gassing up before moving on.) Perhaps that might give you some leverage to
get concessions out of them?
Jay Underwood
Elmsdale NS



Lee Taylor wrote:

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> I want to thank you all for the input.  You have given me some food for
> thought.  The WaWa Corp. is big, mean, ruthless and intimidating.  Plus they
> probably have more money than God.  Pemberton is a small town with many
> historic buildings, Bed and Breakfasts, Antique Shops, etc. and The North
> Pemberton Railroad Station Museum.  We have two "Mom and Pop" gas stations
> that were outraged and said they would go out of business if the Super WaWa
> Gas Station came to town and they were on our side.  Two months ago one of
> them stopped selling gas and no longer cares about anything because WaWa is
> paying them NOT to sell gas.  The way WaWa works is to open up their gas
> stations with prices way below the smaller gas stations and then raise their
> prices when all the other gas stations close.   There is already a WaWa
> right across the street from the RR Station which will close and be
> abandoned when the new one goes up.  The Super WaWa will also block the
> entrance to the already existing Railroad Station Museum which has already
> been designated an Historic Site by the state of New Jersey.  The Township
> Council states that we need Tax Ratables in the community and the expansion
> planned by the Trust is not a ratable.  Attached is our plan showing the
> already restored RR Station and section house.
> Lee Taylor
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The Railroad Station Historical Society maintains a database of existing
railroad structures at: http://www.rrshs.org

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