Gas Station Planned at Former Binghamton Fluorescent Site

A Vestal man is planning to open a new business where the Binghamton Fluorescent Company had operated for more than four decades.

Tony Singh is seeking approval to operate a gas station and convenience store at the site of the now-closed business on Binghamton's West Side.

Details of the proposed retail operation were presented to the Binghamton planning commission this week.

Singh is preparing to acquire the property at 229 Main Street. The Binghamton Fluorescent store operated at that location from 1981 to May 2023. That's when owner Andy Shuman retired.

An Esso gasoline station had operated at the site from 1942 until 1977. A portion of the old service station remains intact in what had been the office area of Binghamton Fluorescent.

Brian Doak, an engineer who detailed the proposal for the new business for the planning commission, said the store would have 20 parking spaces. He said it would operate from 6 a.m. to midnight seven days a week.

Commission members asked a few questions about the proposed project, addressing issues like lighting and landscaping.

The planning commission is scheduled to hold a public hearing on the site plan on December 3.

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