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THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WASHINGTON. D.C. 20004 MARION BARRY. JR. MAYOR REMARKS FOR MAYOR MARION BARRY JR. SAFEWAY EXTENSION 3427 CONNECTICUT AVENUE, N-W- WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1987 1:00 P-M. TODAY IS A CAUSE FOR CELEBRATION. THREE WEEKS AGO THIS COMMUNITY WAS STRUCK BY THE NEWS THAT THE SAFEWAY SUPERMARKET AT 3427 CONNECTICUT AVENUE WAS PLANNING TO CLOSE- ON OCTOBER 17 RESIDENTS WERE TO FACE THE POSSIBILITY OF LOSING THEIR ONLY NEIGHBORHOOD GROCERY STORE — AND LITTLE TIME TO RESPOND TO THE CRISIS- SINCE RESIDENTS FIRST HEARD OF THIS NEWS, MY OFFICE HAS BEEN CLOSELY FOLLOWING THE SITUATION, WORKING WITH CITIZENS OF THIS COMMUNITY AND HEARING THEIR CONCERNS- THROUGH OUR EFFORTS IT BECAME CLEAR THAT IF WE WERE TO FIND A SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM, WE WOULD NEED MORE TIME- AND SO LATE LAST WEEK I MET WITH SAFEWAY