Going over the city's head Going over the city's head (March 16, 2005)

About 100 people and nine ministers gathered in front of East Palo Alto City Hall last Sunday afternoon to pray for a supermarket for the city. Negotiations over the sale of a likely site across from City Hall have stalled, leading to concerns that the store might not be built.

The city has been without a supermarket since its 1983 incorporation, while a smaller grocery store was torn down in the 1990s to make way for the University Circle office buildings and hotel.

The city selected a supermarket developer in 2003 for a 6-acre site, but negotiations over the sale of the land have not been successful so far.

Mayor David Woods said Sunday that getting a supermarket built is a priority for the city, but said it was unlikely that such a store would be built within the next 15 to 20 months.
-- Don Kazak

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