Temp Stop to Replace Conoco at 1-70 Interchange

Temp Stop LLC has announced its intention to purchase the current Conoco station on the southeast corner of the 1-70 interchange in order to develop a new Temp Stop gas station and convenience center.

According to Terry Green with Temp Stop, LLC, the company is scheduled to close on the sale in

late October and begin demolition of the current station once the City approves plans. Pending approval, construction on the new building and fuel pumps will begin in November and continue throughout the winter months. The company’s goal is to have the new station open by summer 2019.

Temp Stop LLC is a Missouri

based company, with nine locations in the Kansas City area and mid-Missouri.

Green said the company will offer jobs to existing Conoco employees at one of its other local stores until the new site is built. The store will be staffed by approximately 25 employees.

Green said the new station will include 16 fueling lanes in front of the building and a separate canopy with 4 fueling lanes behind the building for RVs and light duty pickup trucks with trailers.

Unlike the current Conoco station, the new location will not provide fueling for over the road tractor trailers.

The convenience store will include a walk in beer cooler, convenience items, and two restaurants, Champs Chicken and BluTaco. The parent company for both restaurants, PFS Brands, is headquartered in mid-Missouri.

Champs Chicken is a quickservice fried chicken restaurant. BluTaco is a quick service restaurant featuring tacos, burritos, and other southwest inspired fare.

Green said the new location will also feature a drive through window, where customers can not only pick up restaurant items but convenience items as well.

This is a new concept for the company, and Green emphasized they will be working through the best way to implement the service once the location opens.

Green stated the company is in the beginning stages of working with the City to finalize plans, but they are excited to build in Grain

Valley and help revitalize the area.

“We are also willing to provide a portion of land on the new site for the City of Grain Valley to construct a ‘Welcome to Grain Valley’ sign to match the aesthetics (of the new building)”, Green said.

Mayor Mike Todd welcomed the idea.

“We’ve had conversations regarding putting a welcome sign in, and if we had the land, we would definitely move forward with that,” Todd said.

Todd provided a rendering of the proposed location on social media in an announcement to residents on August 10 th .