EVERETT — The Everett City Council voted 6-1 to approve a resolution Wednesday night rebuking supermarket giant Kroger for its plans to close the South Everett Fred Meyer store on Evergreen Way in mid-October.

The nonbinding resolution is the latest fallout after Kroger announced plans in August to close five Fred Meyer stores in Washington state, including the one in South Everett. Mayor Cassie Franklin also voted in support of the resolution.

Scott Bader was the lone council member to vote against the resolution. Council member Ben Zarlingo was not present.

Wednesday’s resolution refers to the planned closure as “an act of corporate neglect,” a betrayal of the community’s trust and “a profound setback for working families who deserve stability, food access and respect.”

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