Food Center Planned

LCCAA and partners will construct a new food security center in South Elyria this spring.

The South Side Center will be built on privately-owned vacant lots on West Avenue, near the South Elyria Public Library branch. LCCAA President and CEO Jackie Boehnlein said the center is clearly needed.

“The pandemic exposed the challenges of food and nutrition insecurity in this country,” she said. “Food prices are definitely higher. The center will house a produce market and program intake offices, including utility assistance.

Jon Veard of United Properties owns the project land and design work is being done by James Yorks Architect and Associates.

The 3,900-square-foot building will face West Avenue and feature a covered front entrance with sidewalk access, a rear entrance with a portico, a windowed cupola, exterior stone skirting, and a glass-paneled service door for an open-air market as weather permits.