{"id":4859,"date":"2014-07-02T22:20:53","date_gmt":"2014-07-03T05:20:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=4859"},"modified":"2014-07-02T22:20:53","modified_gmt":"2014-07-03T05:20:53","slug":"forest-city-working-to-get-gas-pumps-at-stapleton-pocket-parks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=4859","title":{"rendered":"Forest City Working to Get Gas Pumps at Stapleton Pocket Parks"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\"gas<\/a>In yet another twist for Forest City and gas stations in Stapleton, Forest City is now pushing to get gas pumps at all Stapleton pocket parks. \u201cIt just makes sense,\u201d says Forest City Spokesperson Janelle Ayers. \u201cThese will be Forest City pumps, owned by Forest City, and operated by Forest City. We have all these different companies, 711, Kroger, making money of pumps. Shouldn\u2019t Forest City be getting a taste of that?\u201d\n\nStapleton families do not agree. \u201cIt\u2019s already bad enough that King Soopers is trying to get a station that close to a residential area, as well as the new 711,\u201d said concerned resident Amy Haugen. \u201cThere are a lot of health issues<\/a> to consider, which clearly don\u2019t matter to Forest City.\u201d Forest City isn\u2019t sure if there are health issues connected to having gas pumps located near residential areas or not. \u201cWe haven\u2019t done much research in that area,\u201d said Ayers. \u201cWhat\u2019s important to us is making getting gas more convenient for our residents, and yeah, if we make a few bucks in the process, great.\u201d\nForest City has not decided where the first test pump will go in, but they have a decision-making process in place. \u201cWe are simply measuring the distance from the place we would put the pump to the closest houses,\u201d said Ayers. \u201cWhichever park is the closest to homes, that\u2019s where we will start. It makes the most sense. The closer the residents, the more likely they will see and end up using our pumps.\u201d Forest City remains unconcerned about the kids in the neighborhood. \u201cKids are really observant,\u201d said Ayers. \u201cThey will definitely notice the pumps at the parks, and hopefully, will tell their parents, who of course will come use them.\u201d\nResidents are stunned at Forest City\u2019s apparent ignorance or disregard for obvious health concerns. \u201cThis is a horrible, horrible idea,\u201d says resident Rob Lewis. \u201cEven by Forest City Standards.” Lewis says that studies have shown that cancer risks increase substantially when people are exposed to the different products involved in a gas station. \u201cI can\u2019t believe this is happening. Hopefully, more residents will understand how bad this will end up being and we can block this.\u201d\n]]>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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