Living the dream of re-use and recycle, what was once an A&P grocery store at 268 East Front Street in downtown Burlington – will be a market once again.
The generosity and commitment of Bob and Kathy Hykes, the Hayden-Harman Foundation, and our growing number of owners and stakeholders, will allow the co-op to purchase our building. The purchase of this building will serve as the kick-off of our investors program. Tell everyone you know that we need that support in order to renovate the building and get the market opened as soon as possible. $2 million dollars must be raised to convert our building into a modern grocery store and get the market opened. Watch for more information on how you can be a part of revitalizing downtown.
At present, we have over 750 family and individual owners. We still need help to get us to 2,000 – the number we need by the time the store opens! This will be a store owned by the community, run by the community, and supported by the community, so we’re asking you to do your part to help get the market opened!
Bill Moser has prepared an architectural drawing of the new storefront. He has made our building come alive again! Just picture yourself sitting in the outdoor dining area enjoying fresh, local food or a great cup of coffee with friends. It is so exciting to see this plan coming together!
You can also now keep up with us on twitter: http://twitter.com/csmcoop.
Mark your calendars for April 4th!
Event details to follow! The latest news will always be on our Facebook group page. Congratulations to all of us for getting to this point!