A grocery store for the Eastside....
QuoteLIFT JAX Inc. is seeking a $650,000 city food desert grant as part of a plan to transform the former Debs Store in Eastside into a nonprofit grocery and job training center.
LIFT JAX , Goodwill Inc. and VyStar Credit Union are partners in the proposed $2.4 million project at 1478 Florida Ave., according to a memo and project summary from the city Office of Economic Development.
Goodwill would operate the store to reintroduce fresh food offerings to the area north of the Downtown Sports and Entertainment District and offer employment services, the project summary states.
The Mayor's Budget Review Committee is scheduled to consider the economic development's office request Dec. 13. It could then introduce legislation with City Council to authorize the grant.
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