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Future Kroger Marketplace. Under development

Kroger leaders, however, say a new store is still in the works.

“We have purchased the property and have completed demolition,” said Amy McCormick, corporate affairs manager for the Kroger Co. “However, the project timeline is continuing to evolve.”

A tax-increment-financing agreement Whitehall approved to entice Kroger to relocate its current store from the south side of East Broad Street to Town and Country remains in play.

The 15-year, 53% TIF agreement Whitehall City Council approved in 2016 for Kroger has been amended, extending the deadline to begin construction from the end of 2018 to the end of 2021, said Whitehall Development Director Zach Woodruff.

The tax deal commences on completion of construction, Woodruff said.

Kroger is expected to invest about $24 million in the project to build a new, 105,000-square-foot store at Town and Country, Woodruff said.

Kroger currently operates a 65,000-square-foot store at 3675 E. Broad St., on the south side of East Broad Street, across the street from Town and Country.