Grocery store ‘Sprouts’ in Hutto

HUTTO — Whether they want it or not, Hutto residents are getting a Sprouts Farmers Market grocery store.

Since Mayor Mike Snyder announced the project on social media July 14, his post has received more than 500 responses, many of them opposing the project. On Thursday, City Council approved an incentive package to bring in the store on a 5-2 vote, with council members Brian Thompson and Peter Gordon voting against the project.

“Does this answer the need for a grocery store on the north side? I don’t think it does because it’s not a grocery store most people will shop at,” said Gordon. “I would rather hold the incentives for a different grocery store that more people want.”