Real estate group makes third attempt to bring Sheetz to Gahanna

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GAHANNA, Ohio (WCMH) – A real estate group is proposing a Sheetz in Gahanna for the third time, after two previous unsuccessful attempts.

Skilken Gold has proposed a Sheetz gas station and convenience store at 530 Tech Center Drive on the southern edge of Gahanna. Plans call for the building on the southern portion of the 2.9-acre lot, with a drive-thru and six fuel pumps covered by a canopy. The plot is currently undeveloped.

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The real estate company proposed a Sheetz on a plot between Johnstown Road and Morse Road last year and then again at 230 Granville St. this spring; both of those applications failed. The company’s previous two attempts received immense backlash from residents on social media, who cited concerns about safety and traffic.

While Gahanna’s planning commission shot down the previous two proposed Sheetz, there is currently no opposition from the city against the Tech Center Drive location. Gahanna’s planning commission staff recommended approval of the four design proposals submitted by the real estate group.

The Sheetz proposal is not on any agenda yet for the planning commission. Its next scheduled meeting is July 24.

Sheetz opened its first central Ohio store in 2021 and has since quickly expanded to 27 more central Ohio locations.

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