SACRAMENTO — A gas station is fueling debate in a north Sacramento neighborhood. It’s been closed for years and now the community is divided over its proposed reopening.
The sign lying on its side on Rio Linda Boulevard reads $3.09 gas. It’s a price stuck in time since a fire broke out there in 2020, shutting the Fuel Stop down.
Now, an effort to reopen is pitting neighbors against each other – and they are pumped.
Natalie Madriz is opposed to it.
“Would you want to live right next to a gas station?” Madriz asked.
Mina Perez wants to see it reopened.
“I would rather have it activated as a business than have it empty and have it broken into,” Perez said.
Each is a fierce advocate for their neighborhood. Perez wants to see more businesses get city support to move into this area.
“So we have that battle, of igniting old neighborhoods, established neighborhoods, historical neighborhoods,” Perez said.