Dayton City Commission votes to fund Homefull’s plan for grocery store, health facility

DAYTON — UPDATE @ 7:30 p.m.:

Members of the Dayton City Commission voted tuesday to approve a plan to construct a new facility that would include a grocery store.

The city will be awarding a $2.5 million grant to Homefull for a project reported to go in West Dayton.

Homefull has proposed the construction of a food and health facility, according to documents filed with the city.

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Documents show Homefull proposes to build a 14,00 square-foot full-service grocery store; 3,900 square-foot regional food hub; 2,500 square-foot entrepreneurial farmers market; 2,500 square-foot healthcare clinic; 750 square-foot pharmacy; and 1,500 square-foot community education center.

The proposed facility would go into a Qualified Census Tract (QCT). A QCT is an area where 50 percent of the household have incomes below 60 percent of the Area Median Gross Income or have a poverty rate of 25 percent or more, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

If approved, funds would come from funds the city received through the American Rescue Plan Act.

News Center 7 has reached out to Homefull for comment on the proposed plan and is awaiting their response.

Dayton City Commission will vote on this at their meeting tonight at 6 p.m.

We’ll update this story as we learn more.

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