The empty lot on the corner of Main and Hickpochee in downtown LaBelle could soon be home to a Wawa, and people around town have plenty to say about it.
Fox 4’s Hendry County Community Correspondent, Austin Schargorodski works in the area daily, so he’s connected to the community’s Facebook groups. That’s where he saw very divided comment’s about a potential Wawa. Some say LaBelle already has enough gas stations, and others are all for it.
Watch to hear what Austin’s community told him about the proposed Wawa:
Lot in downtown LaBelle could become a Wawa, and it’s got the town divided
LaBelle is growing fast, and change is coming quick…like a potential Wawa. That’s got plenty of people there worried the small-town feel is slipping away…