We have waited a long time. More than decade ago, our son asked at the end of two years oversees service, to see the new store. It was his first interest and his first disappointment coming back hom
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Melanie McCoard
· petition starter
12 years ago
Dear friends and Neighbors,
On Tuesday night, Neighborhood Chair Kevin Garver asked the Council and the Mayor to help his neighborhood get a grocery store.
He lives on the west side, and has been waiting, along with all the other residents of the west side, for over a decade for Smith's to concede to the community's wishes and build a store on the corner of Geneva and Center.
My understanding is that they are waiting for sufficient "rooftops" -- more development west of I-15. But I have another suspicion: back in the day, Smith's acquired the property and proposed an SC-2 zone, a 24-hour, freeway-magnet store and retail complex, but the neighborhood stopped it. The city's plan was, and still is, as far as I know, for an SC-1 zone, a neighborhood shopping center, and that is what Smith's should build. I fear that perhaps Smith's is holding out for a change of heart by the city and neighborhood allowing them to build what they want. That won't happen.
I understand their corporate criteria to build, but I think community need should trump corporate guidelines. City officials cannot afford to alienate the Kroger Corp, Smith's parent company, but a grassroots effort from the residents is a different story.
I intend to start an online petition directed to David B. Dillon, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Kroger, asking Kroger to set aside its standards and build an SC-1 store now, rather than waiting. (If they are thinking of building larger, I want them to change their minds and build what the community needs, instead of what will make them the most money at the expense of the neighborhood.)
Kroger claims to have a "Customer First" policy. They build, own and operate other neighborhood markets all across the country (Fry's, King Soopers, Dillon's, and Ralph's), and they will make a great deal of money even on a smaller enterprise, without the "rooftops" they deem necessary to warrant a new building. They need to act, now, or sell
We have waited a long time. More than decade ago, our son asked at the end of two years oversees service, to see the new store. It was his first interest and his first disappointment coming back hom
Dear friends and Neighbors, On Tuesday night, Neighborhood Chair Kevin Garver asked the Council and the Mayor to help his neighborhood get a grocery store. He lives on the west side, and has been waiting, along with all the other residents of the west side, for over a decade for Smith's to concede to the community's wishes and build a store on the corner of Geneva and Center. My understanding is that they are waiting for sufficient "rooftops" -- more development west of I-15. But I have another suspicion: back in the day, Smith's acquired the property and proposed an SC-2 zone, a 24-hour, freeway-magnet store and retail complex, but the neighborhood stopped it. The city's plan was, and still is, as far as I know, for an SC-1 zone, a neighborhood shopping center, and that is what Smith's should build. I fear that perhaps Smith's is holding out for a change of heart by the city and neighborhood allowing them to build what they want. That won't happen. I understand their corporate criteria to build, but I think community need should trump corporate guidelines. City officials cannot afford to alienate the Kroger Corp, Smith's parent company, but a grassroots effort from the residents is a different story. I intend to start an online petition directed to David B. Dillon, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Kroger, asking Kroger to set aside its standards and build an SC-1 store now, rather than waiting. (If they are thinking of building larger, I want them to change their minds and build what the community needs, instead of what will make them the most money at the expense of the neighborhood.) Kroger claims to have a "Customer First" policy. They build, own and operate other neighborhood markets all across the country (Fry's, King Soopers, Dillon's, and Ralph's), and they will make a great deal of money even on a smaller enterprise, without the "rooftops" they deem necessary to warrant a new building. They need to act, now, or sell