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Fayetteville City Council held a public hearing for a rezoning request for a 7-Eleven opposed by College Lakes residents.

Residents expressed concerns about traffic congestion and environmental impact at the proposed site.

Residents argued that the area already has sufficient gas stations.

The people lost this round.

More than a dozen College Lakes residents showed up to a Fayetteville City Council meeting on Monday, Aug. 25, carrying signs that protested a 7-Eleven convenience store and gas station proposed for the entrance of their north Fayetteville neighborhood.

The neighbors, many of whom are retirees, are worried about traffic congestion and environmental concerns at an already-busy intersection of McArthur Road and Stacy Weaver Drive. They opposed a rezon

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