Site work is about to get underway on a long-vacant parcel in Burlington that was rezoned for a new Sheetz gas station more than a decade ago.
The site had originally been rezoned by an earlier developer, Ed Tam, for a commercial project that was once to have been anchored by a new Aldi grocery store. Tam adjusted his plans in 2015 in order to set aside the high-visibility spot on the corner for an unspecified gas station that happened to boast the footprint of Sheetz’ “neighborhood” model.
Graham-based developer Shawn Cummings subsequently acquired the 7.54-acre site for $2.9 million through his company, Venn University, in April 2019…