Nearly the entire City Council is raising concerns about the proposed conversion of the midtown Kansas City Costco warehouse into a business center, and has asked the company to maintain access to groceries, pharmacy services and jobs at the 241 Linwood Boulevard location.
Rumblings about the proposal, which would gear the store more toward business customers while still being open to all Costco members, have been floating around for months but were confirmed in late May with newly filed zoning documents.
A letter to city officials from a project architect said members would still be able to buy items like gasoline, paper towels, diapers, cleaning supplies, pet food, snacks, produce, pre-packaged bakery items, packaged meat, dairy products, eggs, frozen meals and more…