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A patron pumps gas at the Sinclair service station the only Sinclair station in Fort Collins, opened in
at the intersection of Drake Road and College Av- 1978 and closed Monday. Before closing, the sta-
enue in this file photo. The gas station, which was tion reduced gasoline prices to empty the tanks.
Unknown
buyer has
contract for
Sinclair
property
By MARGARET JACKSON
MargaretJackson@coloradoan.com
Connie Bunch worked the last
shift at the Sinclair Oil Co. gas
station on Monday.
The Salt Lake City -based com-
pany notified employees Monday
that it would shut off the pumps at
its store at the southeast comer of
Drake Road and College Avenue.
Then it reduced prices to get rid
of the gasoline in its tanks.
"It ran out Monday when I
was working," said Bunch, who
worked at the station for a year.
"Sales just weren't up to par."
The station offered gasoline
and a small convenience store.
Low cigarette prices attracted
many customers, Bunch said.
"Back in the day, it had serv-
ice bays," said Todd Reingardt,
Sinclai's retail supervisor for
the region.
Sinclair wanted to redevelop
the property with a new store, but
decided against it when the city
refused to allow access onto the
site from College, Reingardt said.
Ted Shepard, chief city planner
who was in charge of the project,
was unavailable for comment.
Now, the company is working
on selling the property, said Lee
Pearce, district manager in Sin-
clair's Denver office.
The property is under con-
tract to a buyer Pearce declined
to identify. The deal is expected
to close after an environmental
assessment has been completed
within the next 90 days.
Founded in 1916, privately held
Sinclair has about 2,600 stations in
22 Western and Midwestern -
states. It acquired the Fort Collins
station in 1978. It has no other com-
pany -owned stores in Fort Collins.