The city of Dallas has officially announced it has at least $3 million available to anyone willing to develop or build "one or more high quality grocery stores" in southern Dallas — or, more specifically, in a "southern Dallas food desert."
The notice was issued Friday, about a month after the City Council approved setting aside money to lure grocers to parts of the city where fresh, healthy food is hard to find. And the city is very clear about what it wants: at least one store no smaller than 25,000 square feet, and preferably one that could anchor a larger mixed-use development.
But at this point, something is better than nothing.
"The City of Dallas' goal is to promote sustainable neighborhoods, enhanced quality of life, economic development and job creation by providing access to healthy food options," says the notice, "including fresh fruits and vegetables, for our citizens through the development of high quality grocery stores in the city's most underserved areas."
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