Future gas station fuels protest

An overlay meant to protect property owners on a neighboring tract of land is being asked to be removed for the construction of a gas station in Dripping Springs.

QuikTrip Corporation, which owns 10-acres of land on the periphery of a neighborhood at the intersection of Hwy. 290 and Sawyer Ranch Rd., is looking for the city to scrap the overlay on three acres of the land in order to build the station.

But a decision to postpone by the city council was seen as a puzzling move for neighboring residents, who want the city to honor the overlay and prevent the development.