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Originally Posted by M120
You need to think about that the owner wants to turn it into a salvage yard. He doesn't care about the racers. The township doesn't want to shut it down, it's Len Capone. He wants to sell out to an auto auction.
Yell all you want,but the owner just wants to cash out.
I live in Waterford township (Atco) and I don't want a salvage yard there, but the owner is just trying to sell out to make a buck. He doesn't care about the residents or the racers.
What's going to happen if the township denies the application? Unhappy owner and he just shuts it down? That might be the best case because he would have to sell as a dragstrip, not a parking lot.
I understand that no one wants to lose a dragstrip but I don't want a salvage yard there either. I moved here to be close to the dragstrip over 20 years ago so I don't want to see it go as well. If the track was racing, I was there. I sure don't want a salvage yard leaking fluids into the ground water. It's all well water for at least three miles surrounding the track. Plus if there was a fire that got out of hand, many homes could be lost, including mine. It's all pines, hence the Pinelands. The wind is blowing strong as I type this, it just would fuel the fire.
The best thing that could happen is to find a buyer that likes drag racing.
My 2ยข!
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I don't disagree. I guess my hopelessly optimistic viewpoint was that saving Atco depends on delaying or disrupting the IAA filing - because of the valid concerns that you and many other residents have identified - and buying enough time for a drag racer buyer to step up.