Loveland Will Indeed be Getting That New King Soopers

**UPDATE**

On March 4, 2025, according to the Reporter-Herald, the Loveland City Council approved there being a metro district to obtain the near $12 million need to upgrade infrastructure and roads near the King Soopers project.

In part of paying back the the costs of the metro district, consumers will be seeing a 1% pubic improvement fee (like we see at Centerra) and a new 3% public improvement fee on services such as haircuts and pilates studios that will a part of the new shopping center.

I guess that's the price we just have to pay for getting that new King Soopers.

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A new King Soopers grocery store for Loveland looks to be closer to becoming a reality, after years and years of residents "begging" for one.

City of Loveland Agrees to Annex Land for King Soopers Project

In the end, it's a win-win, as the majority of a family farm that has been in operation for over 100 years will remain, and Loveland will get a King Soopers for those who live on the east side of town.

It was in December of 2024, that the merger between Kroger (King Soopers) and Albertson's (Safeway) fizzled out; that merger may have meant the closure of at least one Safeway in Loveland,

With the beginning of 2025, eyes turned to a new King Soopers coming to east Loveland, near the interstate along Highway 34.

Longtime Farm in Loveland to be Annexed for King Soopers

The Schmer family farm, west of I-25 along Highway 34, has been in operation since 1905, so it's great that this annexation deal will keep that farm in operation.

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According to the Reporter-Herald, the Loveland City Council unanimously approved annexing the 122-acre farm, but only developing 30 acres, leaving the house and farm in place.

One Thing Needs to Be Settled With New King Soopers Project in Loveland

According to the Reporter-Herald, though the developers of this project and the the Centerra South (just to west) project agreed to together handle short-term improvements to the area for traffic concerns, they're not willing to handle the long-term needs.

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With that, the city will need to come up with money, down the line, to get those improvements done. That may involve a new metro district, which I know a lot of people are not fans of.

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We'll find out more after the city holds a second reading (after a revision to the agreement) and vote again on March 4, 2025.

Fingers crossed that by 2026, east Loveland will finally have a grocery store.