Posted on 08/12/2024 5:51:09 PM PDT by grundle
CHICAGO — Nearly a year after Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration floated the possibility of opening a municipally owned grocery store to help improve food access on the South and West sides, a feasibility study created for the city describes a municipal grocery model as “necessary, feasible, and implementable.”
The study recommends the city pursue some version of a municipally owned store or stores — and finds such stores could even turn a profit. It also suggests the city not attempt to operate a supermarket itself, but rather partner with a for-profit operator, a non-profit operator or a co-op.
Private grocers have shuttered a number of supermarkets on the South and West sides in recent years, leaving many residents with significantly diminished access to fresh groceries.
In an interview with the Tribune, city policy chief S. Mayumi “Umi” Grigsby said internal and external working groups will now work on finalizing a proposal for a store or stores. The city would then be ready to apply for funding for such a project, including from a new $20 million state grocery initiative.
“We truly believe that public options can increase access, affordability and services in areas where government really should be leaning in and leading the way,” Grigsby said.
The report says that “decades of structural racism, segregation, and disinvestment have led to diminished resident density, disposable income, and community infrastructure,” which makes it difficult to attract and retain grocery stores in certain city neighborhoods.
“Grocers are typically unwilling to take the market risk that these neighborhoods present. In the absence of private sector action or commitment to provide sustainable grocery options, it is necessary for the City to play a role in creating and sustaining grocery services in neighborhoods that lack grocery access,” the report said.
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Ya can’t keep a good man down!
Hoosiers, not to be outdone...
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Here is one of my favorites of blatant theft:
Exactly. I was going to post the same thing. Find one with a line around the block at 6 AM to buy bread.
Let’s go, Brandon. Collective farms coming soon!
The line will form at midnight. Knives may be utilized by some “really good kids” to cut in line. At least the line will be shortened for those who remain.
the thieving union wont allow it to operate if they are not represented in the work force
Chicongo
"Is for benefit of glorious proletariat!"
It can come down to this.
But I fear even this won’t be enough.
I think famine will come along and millions will die when the tab comes due for all our reckless spending and utter disrespect for common decency.
Example one: the Paris Olympics!
It’s got to be planned as no society would be this gullible.
There’s people and organizations that are getting rich with the power they control.
Which ones are a “take your pick” but they are all pulling the strings behind the scenes.
I mean Biden and now Kamala, get real!
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