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The Washington Business Journal reports that the city is fighting the construction of a new Wawa in neighboring Loudoun County out of concern that the new convenience store will have too much of a strip-mall vibe. A free-standing Wawa, planners fear, would be setting up a low-density corridor near Herndon right in time for the arrival of the Silver Line.
Since the construction would be in Loudoun County, though, Herndon doesn’t have too much sway over the decision. If a free-standing Wawa is built, though, Herndon would at least like some “cast stone architectural elements,” the Business Journal reports.
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