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Re: (rshsdepot) North Pemberton Railroad Station

For heaven's sake get the newspapers involved -- and fast!  The local paper and whatever regional paper
(Star-Ledger?) covers North Pemberton.  If there is a conflict of interest at work here, make sure it's
documented.   Talk to both the Philly and NYC TV stations.

If WaWa does lowball gas prices until the competition dies, then raise them, talk to the FTC -- I
believe this is an antitrust violation (not that the current Administration may care).  Talk to Trenton
- -- maybe we have an antitrust law of our own.

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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The Railroad Station Historical Society maintains a database of existing
railroad structures at: http://www.rrshs.org

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