The Baltimore Banner: “New grocery store to fill void left by Price Rite closure in Southwest Baltimore” (Jasmine Vaughn-Hall)
…Over the past year, a $1.5 million incentive was raised to attract a grocer to the Mount Clare Junction shopping center, Porter said. It’s capital that can assist with buying new supplies like refrigerators or to renovate facilities. The money is a combination of local and state grants, including $200,000 from the South Baltimore Gateway Partnership.
Brad Rogers, executive director of South Baltimore Gateway Partnership, said they applied for a grant through the state’s Department of Housing and Community Development to support their contribution. He’s also proud of the state and local collaboration that helped make this happen.
“This has been a team effort and I want to highlight that as indicative of the success you can have when everybody is working toward the same goal. This wouldn’t have happened if we weren’t all able to pull together like this,” Rogers said.
The city is also providing grant money through the Casino Local Impact Fund program, which uses funds from tax on video lottery terminals at Maryland casinos and is meant to benefit communities near the casino in South Baltimore, said Chris Firehock, a community development grants specialist with the department of planning…
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