GROVELAND, Fla. – Around 1,000 employees at the Kroger fulfillment center in Groveland recently learned they will soon be out of work after the grocery chain announced it would close the facility.

Lake County commissioners are now exploring options to recover a little more $1.3 million paid under an economic incentive agreement with Kroger and Ocado.

Lake County Commissioner Sean Parks said certain requirements had to be met during the agreement for Kroger and Ocado Solutions to receive those incentive payments.

In a post on Facebook, Commissioner Parks explained how this works. In part, the post said:

“Kroger/Ocado paid their full property and tangible taxes each year—just like any other business in Lake County. Only after they demonstrated that they had met the required job creation

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