Boca's Costco Gets Gas

(l to r): Costco Store Manager Larry Lewis, Commissioner Abrams, Boca Raton Mayor Susan Whelchel and other local officials at the ribbon-cutting ceremony.

(l to r): Costco Store Manager Larry Lewis, Commissioner Abrams, Boca Raton Mayor Susan Whelchel and other local officials at the ribbon-cutting ceremony.

On Nov. 17, the commissioner joined other local officials at the opening of the new and long-awaited gas station at Costco on Congress Avenue in Boca Raton.  Costco originally opened at this location in 2002, after much controversy with surrounding neighborhoods.  Since then, it has become a popular destination for those originally opposed to the big box store.  This time the residents expressed an overwhelming approval for the gas station.