You probably didn't know. Most of us didn't either. A massive 16-bay fueling facility, operating 24 hours a day, is being planned inside our neighborhood right now. Before it is approved and they break ground, here are the facts every neighbor deserves to see — and what you can do this week to stop it.
This is the actual site plan filed for Lot L of the Holliday Farms PUD — bordered by US 421, Marketplace Drive, and Rogers Parkway. Sixteen fuel bays, a convenience store, and 24-hour traffic right at our front door.
Don't take our word for it. Every claim below links to peer-reviewed research, federal agencies, or major medical institutions.
Benzene — a known cancer-causing chemical with no safe threshold — vents continuously from gas stations. Recent studies show stations emit 10× more benzene than previously recorded, with measurable health effects up to a mile away.
Every other day in Indiana, an underground petroleum tank starts leaking. The EPA has a 1,235-site cleanup backlog in Indiana alone — clearing only ~300 per year. Average cleanup: $130,000. If it reaches groundwater: over $1 million.
Peer-reviewed research links residential proximity to gas stations with higher rates of childhood leukemia, birth defects, respiratory illness, and cancer — with adverse effects documented at 300 ft, 500 ft, and beyond.
16 bays + 24-hour operation means 4,000–6,000+ additional daily trips through our streets — at all hours of the night. Industry standard: each pump generates 100–130 trips/day. Near kids, walkers, and cyclists.
10% of all robberies in the U.S. occur at convenience stores or gas stations. FBI data shows convenience-store workers suffer workplace homicide rates second only to taxi drivers. Higher outlet density correlates with higher violent crime — regardless of neighborhood income.
Peer-reviewed research shows homes within 300 ft of a gas station can lose up to 16% of their value; homes within 1,500 ft can lose up to 9%. Those discounted sales become comps that drag down the rest of Holliday Farms.
Studies tie residential proximity to gas stations to higher rates of childhood leukemia, birth defects, respiratory illness, and cancer at 300 ft, 500 ft, and beyond. Now picture the homes, the families, and the kids inside Holliday Farms.
We compiled the health studies, EPA reports, traffic projections, and crime statistics into a single document. Download it, print it, hand it to a neighbor at the mailbox.
The Board of Zoning Appeals decides variance requests. A short, personal email matters more than a form letter. Tell them a 16-bay, 24-hour gas station does not belong in Holliday Farms.
Email the BZA →Numbers move officials. Add your name and ask a neighbor to do the same. Every signature is one more voice demanding we stop this gas station.
Sign the Petition →Don't stop at one email. Town Council, Plan Commission, BZA — copy them all. Demand they stop this from happening.
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