The grocery store, funded by taxpayers in Kansas City, is closed after he spent millions

Also, the Democratic Mayor’s candidate in New York City, Zahran Mamdani, also promotes an idea The city’s grocery storesThe city owned by the city in Missouri closed its doors on Tuesday, after years of struggle and millions of taxpayers.

Local news means The doors of the Kansas City Sun Fresh Market were reported in that morning with a memorandum saying that the store is “unable to serve” society.

“Unfortunately, due to the unexpected circumstances beyond our will, we are no longer able, at this time, able to serve the inhabitants of this important society,” this note, according to KSHB in Kansas City. “It has always been our dream and passion for providing high -quality products and services in a safe family environment. At this time, unfortunately, we cannot do this.”

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Fox News digital The closure of the store was closed by a statement from Community Builders of Kansas City, CEO of Emmet Pierson, whose non -profit range acquired the market in 2022.

“Community builders have worked in Kansas City, through Midtown Grocers LLC, tirelessly to provide food and services needed for urban society throughout its history,” said Pearson. “The community builders have been vocal for years about our fears and fears regarding the increasingly uninterrupted challenges for the KC Sun Fresh Midtown-it is well documented and well-known to society, the media, Kansas City, Missouri (real estate owner on the Sun Fresh Midtown).”

He continued, “As of August 12, 2025, CBKC is no longer able to serve the population from Midtown Sun Fresh. We have no other comments at this time.”

Chrae Honeycutt, mayor’s spokesman, Kuton Lucas, confirmed on Fox News Digital that the site will be closed permanently as the city decides to perform the following.

“We will immediately start working with stakeholders in society and potential new operators and neighborhood leaders to determine the sustainable solutions to the site,” the spokesman said. “Despite the recent challenges facing groceries on both sides of the state line, the residents of Kansas City deserve reliable access to quality groceries, and we are committed to continuing our work with private sector representatives to help meet this long -term societal need.”

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The city bought the Linwood Shopping Center, where Sun Fresh in 2016 and opened the grocery store in 2018 in an attempt to provide more options for residents of the area. Kansas City has spent more than $ 17 million in taxpayer money to obtain and renew the Sun Fresh Market market.

Despite its efforts, Fresh sun was swallowed With empty shelves and crime, the employees lead to Tasers. Last year, the Kansas City Council agreed to spend $ 750,000 in financing the emergency city in an attempt to keep the store open.

Sun Fresh has entered the spotlight in the past few months after Mamdani began to pay him Campaign for a similar city grocery store In New York City.

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In a video of Tiktok, Mamdani said that the city’s grocery stores will work “without a profit motive”, instead of focusing on “formulating prices” and claimed that some private stores. Less than the city’s private sector stores.