LOUISVILLE, Ky. – One company proposes to turn Save-A-Lot’s empty store in Shelby Park into a cecina production plant, leading to fears that this will generate unwanted traffic and odors, and miss the opportunity to bring in other grocery stores.
The Planning and Transportation Committee of the Louisville Metropolitan Planning Commission will hear from neighbors on February 18 about Louisville Vegan Jerky Co. ‘s request. to rezone assets in 1311 S. Shelby St. for advertising use.
In the past, the assets were a Save-A-Lot grocery store, but closed in 2018 with little warning, after its parent company, Buehler Inc. , filed for bankruptcy under Chapter 11. The Indiana-based company still operates a Cash Saver in Park DuValle, however, Save-A-Lot on Cane Run Road has also closed.
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Ron Bolton, who lives nearby, said that if he didn’t go to save-a-lot (he run errands on Goss Avenue on the Kroger side a mile away), he knows many other people who did.
“The other people you want to worry about on a stage like this are the ones who walked to get there,” he said. “What can you think of the grandmother of those who live on the other side of the ward, 3 km from the store?”Now you can’t bring a neighbor; you’ll probably have to take the bus. many problems. “
Bolton is also heavily involved with the smells that production can bring to the neighborhood.
Gregg Rochman, a representative of Louisville Vegan Jerky, said at a municipal assembly Thursday that since soy protein products are already processed, citizens have a small chance of detecting the five flavors in which the company marinates its dried meat.
Although the proposed EZ-1 zoning code includes commercial uses, in this case, if the application is approved, the company would have to settle for certain restrictions.
For example, Commissioner Rich Carlson said he would like to present compelling evidence that the company uses hexane fuel or animal by-products, measures the company already intends to take.
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Jackie Daytona, 34, a shelby Park resident for more than two years, opposed the proposal.
Daytona said he had nothing against Louisville Vegan Jerky Co. and pointed out that she was a vegetarian. But he said the assets will be used for a grocery store, which the community really wants.
“I don’t think a factory is the right thing to do,” said Daytona, a Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Welfare worker. “Shelby Park is like a desert of food. “
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Meanwhile, Mike Morris, a Germantown resident, said he was “very skeptical” when he first heard about Proposal vegan Jerky Co. of Louisville in the fall of 2020. Al like Bolton, got involved with smells.
He also feared that rezoning could harm the community, making it more open to long-term commercial projects, if Louisville Vegan Jerky Co. I had to move.
But Rochman told the commissioners on Thursday that the company would do its best to conserve ownership if the business continues to grow, or to be used ethically if it leaves.
“The fact that Louisville is on the product call is amazing to us and we’re not going to replace that,” he said.
After arguing with corporate and city officials, Morris said he was starting to get interested.
“I’m hesitant,” said Morris, a 61-year-old lawyer and genuine real estate broker who has lived in Germantown for 11 years. “Let’s say I object. “
Louisville Vegan Jerky developed a plan for the community from the beginning and contacted District Councilman Jecorey Arthur for advice, said CEO Stanley Chase, who moved to Kentucky at the age of 12.
The result is a “Community Benefits Agreement,” which includes several commitments, such as attending neighborhood settlement meetings, handling court cases on a run day, and allocating the proceeds of a long-term product to a local assignment selected through residents.
The company also plans to create an on-site produce market and has 3 positions to fill on the production line, which will first be presented to Shelby Park residents. Those interested can send an email to kitchen@lvjco. com.
“We need to be a component of the community,” Chase said. ” We need the community to feel smart about itself. I mean, that’s what it’s all about. I think when a company moves into a neighborhood, they invest in it. . Most corporationsArray . . . they just come to a community and they’re extracting. “
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Access to local food has deteriorated as grocery outlets close at an astonishing rate. Since 2016, more than a dozen retail outlets have closed across the city, forcing low-income citizens to spend more time and cash to get food.
Closures have disproportionately affected Louisville’s most vulnerable residents, adding adults with disabilities, young people living in poverty, and the elderly on constant incomes; they have also created difficulties for citizens who paint full-time and own a car but still have difficulty buying.
A fitness-free dining room can lead neighborhoods to expand the highest rates of diseases such as diabetes, downtown illnesses, and even asthma, costing communities millions of dollars in additional fitness costs. In 2017, Kentucky spent more than $9. 5 billion on Medicaid policy for low-income disabled residents.
A report through the Courier Journal also found that grocery outlets set their uncovered costs in proximity to competitors. For example, consumers in Portland and southern Indiana, where there are fewer grocery outlets, pay more for staples like milk, butter and eggs. .
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Journalist Bailey Loosemore contributed to this article.
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