Politics & Government

Wheaton Costco Gas Station Hearings Postponed

The hearings will take place after the Costco store opens on April 10.

The hearings for Costco's special exception application for a 16-pump gas station in Wheaton have been postponed.

The new schedule calls for eight hearings, beginning on April 26, with subsequent hearings on May 1, May 6, May 14, May 17, May 20, May 23 and June 4. 

Each hearing will begin at 9:30 a.m. in the Stella B. Werner Council Office Building, Second Floor Davidson Memorial Hearing Room, at 100 Maryland Ave. in Rockville.

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The Costco store is scheduled to open April 10 at Westfield Wheaton.

For more background on the Costco gas station, read the topics page on Wheaton Patch.

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On Feb. 28, the Montgomery County Planning Board voted in opposition to Costco's gas station proposal. In the next stage of the special exception process, the case will come before Martin Grossman, director of the Office of Zoning and Administrative Hearings. The final determination will be made by the Board of Appeals.

The previous schedule for the Office of Zoning and Administrative Hearings called for hearings on March 11, 15, 18, and 22.  

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