Posted on 03/07/2022 12:11:43 AM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
New Jersey Turnpike Authority officials approved a $10 million agreement to rebuild two Garden State Parkway service areas, including one that has been criticized by Bloomfield officials for including a Chick-fil-A restaurant.
The agreement, approved by a unanimous vote by the board of commissioners Tuesday, would reimburse Applegreen Ltd. and Sunoco for $10 million the companies would spend to build new facilities at the Vauxhall service area on the Parkway north in Union and at the Brookdale Service area on the Parkway south in Bloomfield.
The Turnpike authority runs the Garden State Parkway.
A Shake Shack, Popeyes, Dunkin’, and a convenience store will be opened at Vauxhall on the Parkway North. Restaurants at the Brookdale South will include Chick-fil-A, Burger King, Starbucks, and a convenience store, Turnpike officials said in a Jan. 3 announcement.
Plans to include the Chick-fil-A at Brookdale south were criticized in January by Bloomfield Mayor Michael Venezia and Councilman Rich Rockwell because of past stand by the franchise on gay rights issues and the company’s past support of anti-LGBTQ lawmakers and groups.
Venezia could not immediately be reached for comment after the vote.
(Excerpt) Read more at nj.com ...
Northern rural sections heading north are fine—because you know you will be out of New Jersey soon.
;-)
“There is a major difference between someone on the parkway that NEEDS GAS and someone that wants chicken.”
I don’t write the concessions contracts and I doubt you do either. But if I was writing one, I sure as hell would demand specific operational hours for both...and companies would be free to not bid.
Chick-fil-A prides itself on closing on Sundays; I’d think much less of them if they wavered on that.
Maybe; I’m just looking at it from the traveler’s viewpoint. I’m not a fan of Chick-fil-A food either way; nothing wrong with it and the restaurants are nice - just not my cup of tea.
The mayor must not pay attention to the news. Chick-fil-A went all PC about three years ago.
“Chick-fil-A prides itself on closing on Sundays; I’d think much less of them if they wavered on that.”
Yep, it will be interesting to watch. I just know what I would do if I were in charge of leasing out real estate on a toll road.
It may simply be a sensible requirement that vendors are available 7 days per week; we’ll see.
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