Ten years ago, the Town of Windsor in Northern Colorado was made up of only 20,000 residents and only needed one King Soopers and one Safeway. However, in the past decade Windsor, Severance and Timnath have all rapidly expanded, creating a new demand for another grocery store in town.
After years of searching for a location and even negotiating to buy the Clearview Library District’s property, Windsor says a second King Soopers is now in the works.
Town Manager Shane Hale told CBS News Colorado the town started discussing the need for a new King Soopers with the company eight years ago.
“As our current store become completely overwhelmed, they have become more engaged,” Hale said.
“(The current store) is very busy,” said Cecil Horn, a Severance resident who drives into Windsor for his groceries.
For more than a year, the town attempted to purchase the Clearview Library land located in the northwest corner of Highway 392 and Main Street for the next store location. The town needed to make the purchase as the library’s rules and regulations said they were unable to sell the property to anyone other than the town.