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“We are planning to be open by May 15, maybe sooner; we will let you know,” is the latest comment from the marketing department at Grocery Outlet with corporate offices in Emeryville, California.   
   The market is in the Gateway Retail Center on Key Site 2 at Clark Avenue between Highway 101 near the Orcutt Hills Plaza at Stillwell Road.   
   Grocery Outlet is a retailer offering discounted, overstocked, and close-out products from name-brand and private-label suppliers. The company has stores in Santa Maria and on the Central Coast, throughout the west and in several eastern states. 
According to developer Taylor Judkins, a Starbucks drive-through has been approved by the North County Board of Architectural Review Board and “should be moving forward.” An ambulatory surgery center will be located next to the Grocery Outlet and is applying for a conditional use permit. Judkins says finishing the work at the intersection on Clark Avenue is “at the mercy of Caltrans right now.”  
Steve Southwick reporting