Save Mart keen on Modesto shopping center

A Save Mart spokeswoman released a statement late Monday confirming rumors that the grocery chain has a strong interest in being the anchor for the proposed shopping center at the southwest corner of Sylvan Avenue and Oakdale Road in northeast Modesto.

Plans for the shopping center raised the hackles of Naraghi Lake area residents, prompting the Planning Commission on Monday to call for a redesign of the center to eliminate vehicle access on Hashem Drive.

If plans for The Marketplace shopping center are approved, Save Mart would occupy a 52,000-square-foot building at the site.