Gwinnett County news: Controversial QuikTrip proposal voted down

Gwinnett County officials pumped the brakes Tuesday night on the proposed construction of a QuikTrip store that has had local residents riled up for months.

The county's Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to deny a zoning application that would have paved the way for the 6,000-square-foot, 24-hour convenience store to be built along Jimmy Carter Boulevard near Norcross. The proposed site was between Joseph Way and Hayes Drive, just south of I-85.

The proposal included buying up four nearby houses and demolishing them.

Residents in the surrounding area rallied against the QuikTrip, expressing their fears about increased traffic, late-night deliveries and crime.

Several spoke against the gas station during Tuesday night’s meeting.

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