Hot off the Press!!! This Monday, June 30, the Ketchum City Council is holding a special meeting at 5:30 p.m., in the Presbyterian Church of the Big Wood. The Farmers Market location is the first item on the agenda. It is being contested.
Public comment will only be taken for a short while, and Ketchum Manager Lynea Newcomer will speak to the benefits of the Market’s current location. PLEASE come to at least this portion of the Council meeting, regardless of your opinion. This is a very important opportunity for discussion. As the Market has already been moved 3 times in the last 3 years, its members are anxious to find a welcoming resting place.
We believe that for the Ketchum Market to be successful, we require: 1) the ability to expand and contract, enabling the event to grow as the public demands; 2) a location in the absolute core of downtown, such that visitors and locals can find us easily and walk to and from our event and other errands; 3) a location in the absolute core so that we generate community interaction and energy for other surrounding businesses; 4) a location that impacts as few parking spaces as possible; 5) shade is sure nice, but a street makes for fluid loading and unloading; 6) stability – our customers depend on finding vendors where they were in previous weeks – we do not want to move every summer.
There are many pros and cons to each location the Market has been in or has considered. Please join us Monday night to voice or write your opinion. We would prefer to keep it in a core location, but we will also consider a private lot if we feel our needs will not be met consistently.
