Schools
Wawa Builder to Get College Land
St. Pete College is poised to deed an acre to Wawa to make way for a Tarpon Springs store, according to media reports.
The St. Petersburg College trustees have agreed to sell an acre of land to a developer who plans to build a Wawa convenience store in Tarpon Springs, according to the Tampa Bay Times.
The L-shaped parcel is now being used for parking. It is located near U.S. 19 and Klosterman Road, according to the Tampa Bay Times.
The land will be acquired by RKM Development Corp. of St. Petersburg.
According to the Tampa Bay Times:
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"RKM plans to build a Wawa store and gas station on adjacent property occupied now by an old gas station. The land RKM is buying from SPC will be used for the new store's parking lot."
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