What is going in here...

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Originally Posted by Ruth4Truth

I've been wondering where Speedway came from. It suddenly appeared in NM very recently. The curious thing about it, is that there's no uniformity of price among the different locations within the same city. A few stations sell their gas at such heavily discounted prices, it competes with the tax-free Indian Rez gas outside of town. I don't know how Speedway does it. But then, other locations sell at only a slight discount from the standard brands. Anyone know what Speedway's story is, in that regard?

Yes, same thing here. The Leslie Blvd. location seems to be lower than the Clearwater Ave. and Court Street locations. Perhaps they are using nearby competition as the gauge. Don't really know. However, they seem to be among the lowest price in the area. Though Exxon/Circle K seems to be very competitive here as well, they have the most stations in the Tri-Cities, and they too have different prices from station to station.

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Originally Posted by atchn

I think that old city hall site would be great for another park, but the city government is probably planning on getting money from the sale of the site.

Interesting concept. From Knight Street to Swift Blvd. you have what amounts to a long city block. On the south end you have John Dam Plaza (a nice community stage area), and the north end obviously now vacant. Imagine a "Central Park" on the entire block.

Two problems, however. First I don't think the Richland Police Department facility (in the middle of the block) is going anywhere. Second, there is the beautiful Howard Amon Park just to the east along the Columbia. There may be a civic idea that we already have ample parks in central Richland.

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In the same neighborhood the old Hanford House has been completely remodeled as a Holiday Inn. Nice upgrade to downtown Richland.