FRIDAY, JULY 1, 2016 THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS — 9 Local & Entertainment Bebe’s word search Two Safeways CONTINUED FROM PAGE 5 At the time of the an- nouncement that there would be an Albertsons and a Safeway, Smith was led to believe that would be the case, and he an- nounced that as a positive, supporting the idea, though the two different stores would be operated by the same company. “Now, they’ve gone public, and they’ve shared that they’re only going to have one name, in two locations—I guess they’re going to have to show the citizens of Baker County how that’s going to work, and how it’s going to be to everyone’s benefi t,” he said. “What happens is, is that people speculate, and when they speculate in this case, I think they’re speculat- ing correctly—they’re speculating to the negative. It’s pretty hard to visual- ize how two Safeways are going to operate next door to each other. What I want to watch, is to see how Albertsons is going to be a good neighbor. We’re going to watch that, and we’re going to encourage them to be a good neigh- bor. We’re going to do everything we can to help them be a good neighbor, and, should they choose not to, we’ve got to do what’s in the best interest of the City, and the County, and that’s try to fi nd a second grocery store, to bring into the community,” Smith said. Speaking about the plan to operate two stores, under the same name, directly across from each other, with one manager, in the same market—some- thing he’s never heard of before—Smith said, “I think Albertsons has an obligation to contact you, and the other two papers, and say, ‘This is what our plan is, and this is how it’s going to work,’ because, folks are going to specu- late. I don’t blame them; I’m with them, as well, and they (the company) should clear the air.” The announcement on Facebook by local me- dia of the plan for two Safeways received mostly negative responses, regard- ing the move. Smith understands the confusion, frustration, and anger voiced by commu- nity members—he believes they have every right to voice those concerns—but he said that Economic De- velopment doesn’t have the authority to force decisions on private companies and landowners (Economic De- velopment offers assistance in a variety of ways, to existing and new business- es, but a private landowner or business owner is not re- quired to utilize that assis- tance). Comments about the role of City and County staff in showing resistance to potential, new grocers in the past were made, but it hasn’t been determined yet whether any of those are valid statements, and, as Smith pointed out with Economic Development, the City and County would have limited authority, in regards to private compa- nies, and property. Smith offered some closing thoughts: “I want folks to know, we’re trying as hard as we can, to have options, and we’re trying to do everything we can, to create good, family-wage jobs, and an Albertsons, and a Safeway would have done that. And, now, I guess we’re going to have good jobs, but, for how long, is a question, and how we’re going to give folks alternatives--I’m not sure how that’s going to play out, so, I guess we’ll see. I have high expecta- tions that they’ll be a good neighbor, and they have an obligation to share their thoughts, and their plans, with the community, so everyone knows what they intend to do.” The Littles’ crossword puzzle Sumpter recall CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 If unsuccessful, “any ad- ditional recall petitions that are fi led against the same person must be accompa- nied by a deposit that is equal to the cost to conduct the fi rst recall election.” Of Sumpter’s four current City Councilors— Cary Clarke, Samantha Esposito, Annie Oakley, and Robert Armbruster— only Armbruster has not been the subject of a recall to date. — Random Acts of Kindness — Each week The Baker County Press will in- clude a list—all anony- mous, of course—of the good deeds and random acts of kind- ness people from around the area have witnessed. To include The something you’ve seen or experienced, email News@TheBakerCoun- tyPress.com with “Ran- dom Acts of Kindness” in the subject line. 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