At Monday’s Town of Montgomery Planning Board meeting, two new businesses were proposed: a Quickchek gas station and convenience store and Dunkin’ Donuts.

The gas station and convenience store is being proposed at the intersection of 2209-2215 New York State Route 208 and New York State Route 17K, which is also known as Scott's Corners.

The applicant is asking for many variances for the project, including the structure being six times the permitted size. The proposed size shocked town residents.

“The new gas station on the corner of Route 52 up by Angry Orchard has a 1,000-square-foot building and that seems immense to me,” said Karina Tipton, a member of the citizens group Residents Protecting Montgomery (RPM). “This one is 6,000 square feet. It is super immense.”

The current plans for the QuickChek gas station call for 67 parking spaces. Three consecutive lots will be combined at the intersection of State Routes 208 and 17K in order to accommodate the new gas station and convenience store. The proposed site is from the corner of those two state routes all the way to where the Town of Montgomery Food Pantry is located.

There are currently two gas stations at the intersection where the QuickChek is proposed. At the Montgomery Town Board meeting on March 31, representatives from both gas stations expressed the need for a moratorium on the establishment of gas stations within the town. The town already contains many gas stations, which presents each one with ample competition.

In addition, Dunkin’ Donuts wants to build a new restaurant at the corner of 2099 Route 208 and Goodwill Road. This location would feature a drive-through with two travel lanes. It is unknown what will become of the current Dunkin’ location at 2095 NY-208. Sylvie Rainaldi, a member of RPM, was surprised by the announcement of this project.

The presentation of the project presented on Monday was a preliminary one. The planning board gave the applicant critical feedback, stating that a drive-thru cannot operate within 1,000 feet of another drive-thru on the same side of the street.

“They might be in conflict with McDonald’s,” Tipton said. “Not to mention the old Dunkin’ Donuts and who knows what’s gonna go there?”