Walmart gas station in Hamlin going through maintenance

The gas station, which was blocked off some of last week, recently changed the filters for its pumps.

By Annabelle Sikes
| 5:30 p.m. November 19, 2021

West Orange Times & Observer
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One gas station in Hamlin is going through some maintenance in order to improve its quality of business.

The Walmart gas station, located at 16313 New Independence Pkwy., was blocked off with tape some of last week, leaving resident questioning what was happening at the fuel location.

The pumps were reported to have been blocked off with tape, including the tire pumping station, on Sunday, Nov. 14.

An employee at the gas station assured that the temporary shut-down was not a case of lack of fuel, but instead a malfunction of the pumps.

"Last week and weekend we were dealing with some issues where our pumps needed a filter change," the Walmart gas station employee said. "Now, we are up and running completely so hopefully that alleviated the issues."

As of Thursday, Nov. 19, all pumps are up and running as well as the tire pumping station.

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Annabelle Sikes

News Editor Annabelle Sikes was born in Boca Raton and moved to Orlando in 2018 to attend the University of Central Florida. She graduated from UCF in May 2021 with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and a minor in sociology. Her past journalism experiences include serving as a web producer at the Orlando Sentinel, a reporter at The Community Paper, managing editor for NSM Today, digital manager at Centric Magazine and as an intern for the Orlando Weekly.