The land in front of the eastside Get Fit Athletic Club has been available to lease for 20 years, but the property owner said it never attracted much interest — until he received a call from someone associated with a convenience store chain.
Roy Switzer, who owns the property on the corner of Washington Street and Shortridge Avenue, said he was initially against the idea of a gas station on his property.
Then the caller revealed themselves to be from Wawa…