City agrees to apply for grant to help out proposed food co-op
The Glencoe City Council Monday night approved a request to apply for an AgStar feasibility grant to help a local group start a food cooperative in Glencoe.
Speaking for the food cooperative steering committee, Janette Goettl said a lawyer has been hired to draw up bylaws and articles of incorporation for the co-op, and the group is seeking 500 members to contribute $20 each to provide start-up funds for the food co-op. Hopefully, once in hand, AgStar will provide the matching grant, Goettl said.
She added that a co-operative board of directors is in place.
Next on the list is to do a feasibility study, Goettl said, and that could cost between $7,500 to $10,000. That study will determine the viability of the co-op as well as an appropriate site. She said three sites will be identified and one selected.
For more, see the Oct. 22 print edition of The Chronicle.