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Charlottesville residents ask council to invest $1.5 million in community-owned food co‑op at 501 Cherry Avenue
Summary
Community organizers urged the Charlottesville City Council to invest $1.5 million from the city surplus to seed a community-owned grocery co‑op at 501 Cherry Avenue.
Community organizers urged the Charlottesville City Council to invest $1.5 million from the city surplus to seed a community-owned grocery co‑op at 501 Cherry Avenue.
The request came during the meeting’s public comment period, when Diana McDonald, founder of R & Hartwork Health Education Coaching and Consulting, presented results from six months of engagement with Fifeville and surrounding neighborhoods and said the steering committee and neighborhood groups favor a community-owned food co‑op as the best fit for local needs. “A grocery store that is community owned, food co‑op, or led by an owner operator with deep…
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