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Gas prices at several area stores in the region dipped below $2 per gallon for regular unleaded over the weekend.In Summit Hill, two stores located across from each other both lowered their prices with the Valero on East Amidon St checking in at $1.98 per gallon Sunday afternoon, while the Qwik Fill across the street stayed competitive at $1.99 per gallon.Just down the road in Coaldale, the Sunoco on East Water Street was also charging just $1.99 per gallon.“I hope it keeps going down,” said Caroline Parrish of Summit Hill while filling her tank at Valero on Sunday.Parrish said she’s not a big traveler and mainly uses her vehicle around town, traveling to Hazleton or the Lehigh Valley only “on occasion.” That doesn’t stop her, however, from rejoicing at a gas price she hasn’t seen in quite some time.“I think we deserve a break after how high it got several years ago,” Parrish said. “I don’t let the tank go empty or anything like that, but it’s still nice to fill up for less than $20.”According to the AAA, gas prices haven’t been below $2 per gallon in the area since 2009. That dip came after prices eclipsed $4 per gallon in the summer of 2008.Enough oil and gasoline to meet the world’s demand means prices should stay low and possibly drop a little more in the short term. Crude oil is at its lowest price in over a decade.“Drivers are saving three cents per gallon on the week, five cents per gallon on the month and 17 cents per gallon versus this same date last year,” according to a AAA news release on Jan. 11.Because of taxes on the product, Pennsylvania still ranks as a state with one of the highest average gas price. Pennsylvania collects 50.5 cents a gallon in gasoline taxes, with the federal government taking another 18.4 cents. In 2013, then-Gov. Tom Corbett pitched the higher taxes, which were eventually passed into law, to the legislature as a way to generate more money to fix Pennsylvania’s aging transportation infrastructure.The national average on Sunday for regular unleaded was $1.90 per gallon.“It’s refreshing,” said George Chavira of Tamaqua. “You go to the grocery store and milk keeps going up, everything goes up. It’s very rare to see a price go down on something. I’ll take it.”While Chavira gassed up in Summit Hill on Sunday, his hometown of Tamaqua had one store, the Turkey Hill on Market Street, lower the price to $1.99 per gallon.The Citgo station in Lansford, Turkey Hill in Hometown and Petro Plus in Bowmanstown all checked in at $1.99 per gallon as well.Lehighton had yet to have a station under $2 as multiple locations along Route 443 were still charging $2.03 per gallon.“When you see one do it, pretty much everyone else in the area follows,” said Colin Crawford of Nesquehoning while fueling up Sunday at the Summit Hill Valero. “I’m not going to go out and buy a truck or anything, but the lower prices are nice to see.”