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Council asks manager to study municipal grocery options after residents cite food access gaps
Summary
Following public testimony about grocery loss and food insecurity, the council asked the city manager to work with community partners and state and federal representatives to study creative grocery solutions, including public–private, cooperative or nonprofit models.
WORCESTER, Mass. — After residents described grocery deserts, long transit trips to full-service supermarkets and missed meals, the Worcester City Council asked the city manager to work with community partners and state and federal lawmakers to study options for increasing equitable access to affordable groceries.
Councilor João Paciello (district) amended his original order to focus on feasibility and partnerships; he and several speakers said the goal is to spur practical options — co-ops, community-run markets,…
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