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Council approves 15-year CRA for Kroger Marketplace; single-lane roundabout required
Summary
City Council approved Ordinance 25-49, a 15-year, 75% Community Reinvestment Area abatement for a new Kroger Marketplace at 1650 Sunbury Road, contingent on infrastructure commitments that include a single-lane roundabout and road improvements.
City Council on Sept. 8 approved Ordinance 25-49, authorizing the city manager to execute a Community Reinvestment Area (CRA) agreement with The Kroger Co. for construction of a roughly 120,000-square-foot Kroger Marketplace at 1650 Sunbury Road and Glen Road.
The approval authorizes a 15-year property tax exemption at 75% and permits the city manager to sign the agreement immediately so the developer can break ground before winter. City staff told council the total project investment, including land and equipment, is about $39 million and the store is expected to create 225 jobs (75 full-time, 150 part-time), about 150 full‑time‑equivalent positions and roughly $6 million in annual payroll.
City staff and council repeatedly framed…
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