Should the City of Hartford open its own grocery store?
That’s a question some are asking in hopes of bringing a full-service grocery store to the city’s North End.
Right now, it does not have one and efforts to get a company to open one have so far not been successful.
A couple of city councilors introduced a resolution calling for a study to be done to see how a city-owned store would work.
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On Tuesday, the full council voted to send the idea to a committee to consider.
“I feel like a city should do what its people need. And in some places, that’s a grocery store and in some places, it’s not. It has been done,” said Josh Michtom, WF – Hartford City Councilman.
Councilors say so-called “food deserts” – like the North End – make it harder for people to buy fresh and affordable food.
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That access is important, including for people’s health.
If the study is eventually approved, it could take months and at this point, the cost is not known.
