(Online court records show that a Satisfaction of Judgment has been filed in all but one of the state tax liens against Local Harvest. A Satisfaction of Judgment has yet to be filed in a lien dated March 12, 2013, in the amount of $6,278.36.)

In March, however, Local Harvest closed its downtown location. The Facebook post announcing that decision stated, "After a very public fundraising campaign, we have to make the best decisions to insure that we will be around for a long time to come."

Monday's announcement reaches a similar conclusion: "We are confident that by putting our energy into these successful parts that we can make them grow even more which will lead to more hiring, more revenue for the city, and more prosperity for our neighborhood."

Horine said he understands the concerns of those who purchased gift certificates to Local Harvest Grocery as part of the crowdfunding campaign, but now fear that the store might not make it until those certificates can be redeemed next year.

"We're making these changes for that reason," Horine said. "That is our top priority right now. Every decision is with that first in mind — come January, that these gift certificates will start coming in.

"We're trying to make the business as strong as we can to get through that and keep going."

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