Fresh Food Financing was launched in 2004 to increase the number of food retailers in underserved communities and specifically targeted at urban areas that grocers are abandoning in order to build larger units in the suburbs. "The scarcity of grocery stores in downtown areas can create a real hardship for residents," says Dennis Yablonsky, secretary of the Department of Community and Economic Development. "As the only market in Gettysburg's central business district, this project will help ensure that downtown residents will have convenient access to nutritious food."
The project calls for demolition of the existing market to make way for construction of the larger one, which will also include parking for 75 customers and 24 employees, new landscaping and sidewalks. The project is expected to reach completion in October.
In addition to the Fresh Food Financing grant, the state is providing a $500,000 Housing and Redevelopment Assistance package. It consists of a $200,00 grant and a $300,000 loan.
Locally based Kennie's Markets operates units in Taneytown, MD and in Spring Grove and Littlestown, PA in addition to its store here. A call to P.K. Hoover, Kennie's president, was not returned by deadline.
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