Safeway Plans to Come Wednesday

The memo below went out Friday as a reminder about this week's Safeway meeting with store representatives. 

The project for a has been in development since 2008, and has been through several iterations. It last appeared before the city's . 

Store reps that was slated to focus on environmental impacts associated with the project.

Safeway hopes to update and rebuild its , which many community members have said desperately needs improvement. (Scroll down to take our poll about the project.)

The store has struggled to come up with a plan that meets its goals and works for nearby neighbors and the community as a whole. Truck loading and unloading logistics have posed a particular challenge for designers. 

Safeway has said it will submit new plans to the city of Albany on Thursday. Official city meetings will be scheduled after the plans are turned in. (See the here.)

The 2012 plans have not been made available in advance of Wednesday's meeting.

Read more about Safeway plans here on Albany Patch.

The city of Albany has a website devoted to Safeway plans. See it here.

SAFEWAY REMINDER EMAIL

This is to remind you of the demonstration of design progress on Safeway’s new store for Solano Avenue.

When: Wednesday, April 18, 2012, 6–8 p.m.

Where: Northbrae Community Church, 941 The Alameda, Berkeley

We want the community to have a first look at the latest design.

Please join the Safeway Team for this public presentation prior to official application on April 19. 

Contact Barbara Ellis, (510) 849-4811, Barbara@ajepartners.com

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