Why don't we just leave it up to the marketplace as to whether a grocery
store can survive in downtown Minneapolis? Why don't we leave it up to the
grocery store chains to decide if it is in their best interests and the best
interests of those who live downtown to build a store? There is no reason in
the world why the City of Minneapolis and the MCDA should do anything at all
to subsidize a grocery store. I understand what Julie Ostrow was getting at
when she talked about the low profit margins in the grocery business. My
family has been in the grocery business for over 50 years and are in to the
third generation. Operators of grocery stores are pretty smart. Let them
decide if they can make it in downtown Mpls. Don't force the issue by
bringing in subsidies to entice them and then have them end up leaving anyway.
Karen Collier
Linden Hills
