Ald. Coggs introduces legislation to solve Milwaukee’s food desert crisis

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) — The Milwaukee Common Council is calling on the city’s health department and Department of City Development to help solve Milwaukee’s food desert crisis.

This comes after two grocery stores on the city’s north side have closed their doors this year. Last year, five Pick n’ Save stores shut down. Ald. Milele Coggs says tens of thousands of people in the city are being affected by these food deserts.

“Everybody deserves the right to access to fresh food, as well as pharmacy,” said Coggs. “My district has lost groceries, and we fought to get groceries.”…

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