Ordinance 3613-18 - Laserfiche WebLink

Access to Fresh Food There are a number of places to go to purchase fresh and freshly �, f a_• 4--_' 11.1 prepared food in Metro Everett, including over 50 restaurants _ , _� -- - -, 11 1`��. serving a variety of ethnic and American foods. There is only one \ full service grocery store and pharmacy (QFC) located at the :IL,.,..-4 --- :�. 1, :- corner of Everett and Broadway Avenues. Other stores carrying I _ fresh foods include the Sno-lsle Natural Foods Co-Op and Cash & } L '°•`"'Ar ; (I Carry. Figure 13 shows the distribution and typical walking r 6 e 5 1 f .tii I/ distances of these three main food stores serving Metro Everett. In ,,,., 1 , •' 'ti _ ;...4 , addition to these larger food stores, there are six convenience ';`•. i I. _.. 1 \ • stores offering a limited selection of fresh foods located within the � :�- - ii i _ =e \ — downtown area. 1_ Figure 13:Grocery Locations(with 4 and Y2 mile radius) Business Improvement Area A business improvement area (BIA) was formed in the 1990s to maintain a vibrant, clean and safe commercial district that is an asset to the entire city. The BIA is administered by the Downtown ,4„,• ,,,,,,,,, Everett Association to retain and recruit independent businesses to • locate in the downtown and expand local businesses and services 6,,,,,,...5, 0,1 as more people reside downtown. Business owners work together by hosting events such as "Small Business Saturdays" with holiday 1 •' '' -,,•••••••. "-„-A shopping strolls focusing on downtown retailers and restaurants. n I „•'A+k Ave o The BIA also pays for street sweeping, litter patrol and I ."``"`" 'so 41`' maintenance of recycle containers. all 5t • • Figure 14:Downtown Business Improvement Area BIA expanded in 2017(shaded blue);previous boundary shown in dashes Chapter 2,Existing Conditions 9 August 29,2018