Mary Aversa, Ambler Borough Manager, told Ambler Patch on Wednesday that a Bottom Dollar Food store was confirmed to move into the borough in the former Knopf Motors property at 219 E. Butler Ave.

The grocery store will be constructing a new building, approximately 17,000 to 18,000 sq. ft., and will be going through the normal review and approval process as any new construction in the Borough. The plans will have to go in front of Zoning Hearing Board and Planning Commission.

Aversa said the process to find a grocery store for Ambler was different than attracting other businesses to Ambler. Typically, the Main Street Manager would go out and attract businesses to the town. In this case, Aversa was charged with canvassing every grocery store that is out there and finding one that fit Ambler’s needs.

She added that man grocery stores are building grocery superstores, and Ambler doesn’t have the space for a superstore. Aversa said they needed a grocery store that was willing to look at a different model, and a smaller space.

“We’re fortunate Bottom Dollar does [that],” she said.

“This is something that the town desperately wants and needs,” said Aversa. She said that residents of the borough have voiced their concerns and needs for a grocery store they can walk to.

“This is a missing piece that we are thrilled to be getting back,” she said.

The Ambler Gazette reported that the store could complete as early as this spring.