Re: “Fred Meyer closure strands Lake City in food, pharmacy desert” (Aug. 25, Opinion):
I used to be dismayed to listen to of the approaching closure of the Fred Meyer retailer in Seattle’s Lake Metropolis neighborhood. I store there often and have all the time discovered what I wanted, together with pleasant, useful service. It’s an necessary a part of Lake Metropolis’s infrastructure, and its closure would make it troublesome for a lot of Lake Metropolis residents, already among the many least prosperous in Seattle, to satisfy their wants for meals and pharmacy inside strolling distance or an inexpensive bus experience.
Op-Ed writer Patricia Olson wrote, “ … when a nationwide company targeted solely on earnings can affect entry to meals and well being look after a few of our metropolis’s most weak, it’s time for native authorities to behave.” I agree! The Fred Meyer offers entry to wholesome meals and well being companies, and helps to keep up stability within the neighborhood. If it closes, it is going to be a big ineffective property for years earlier than one thing is constructed on it, a blight on the neighborhood.
We had been in a position to cease the Albertsons-Kroger merger with the assistance of metropolis and state authorities involvement and public outcry. We have to apply the identical forces to save lots of the Lake Metropolis Fred Meyer.
Beatrix Wiedmer, Seattle
