[Vision2020] FM Improvement; another option

[Bruce and Jean Livingston]

I think it is fine to forward to the Moscow Arts Commission the idea of
moving the Farmer's Market from downtown to the fairgrounds, but I have to
say that I am fairly strongly opposed to the idea, in part based on the
notion that "if it ain't broke, don't fix it."   I am in favor of
considering ideas to "tweak" the Market, but an idea that constitutes such a
radical change to the Market is going to have to marshal very strong
arguments for moving it to the Fairgrounds before I can support that
proposal.

Perhaps there could be an expansion of the Market, in terms of the time of
year, which might include special "November to March" Market sessions
(bi-weekly, monthly trials?) at the Fairgrounds for more arts and crafts
type sales, but a wholesale transplantation to the Fairgrounds of the
Farmer's Market as we know it is not something that makes sense to me.

Bruce Livingston
Commissioner, Moscow Arts Commission


----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Seman" <FCS@moscow.com>
To: "Terry Johnson-Huhta" <thuhta@moscow.com>; "Vision2020"
<vision2020@moscow.com>
Cc: "Deena Heath" <dheath@ci.moscow.id.us>
Sent: Friday, October 03, 2003 9:27 AM
Subject: RE: [Vision2020] FM Improvement; another option


> Terry,
> Thank you for your response and thoughts on Farmer's Market.  The fair
> grounds does have a historic function very similar to the Market.  Your
idea
> has some good merits to it and I will forward it to the FM committee
members
> for further consideration and discussion.
>
> Best regards,
> Mark
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: vision2020-admin@moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-admin@moscow.com]On
> Behalf Of Terry Johnson-Huhta
> Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2003 7:43 AM
> To: Mark Seman; Vision2020
> Cc: Deena Heath
> Subject: [Vision2020] FM Improvement; another option
>
>
> Just a thought....but how about changing the venue of FM (Farmer's
Market)?
> Move the market to the fair grounds.The fair grounds has plenty of space
in
> a park like setting, lots of parking ( more to come), a ready made stage
> area, bathrooms, a kitchen/grill and indoor facilities in case of
inclement
> weather. Historically fair grounds were established to showcase
agricultural
> products and marrying  the market with the fairgrounds could be an ideal
> solution.  I have talked with some of the venders at the market and they
> don't  care where the market is located as long as they  have space to
sell
> their products and have customers. The fair grounds offers more space to
> allow for more venders. The local bakeries and restaurants  could set up
> shop at the fairgrounds  in the same way that Mikey's Gyro's does during
the
> Fair. Saturday of the Fair would be the only time the fairgrounds would be
> unavailable.
>
>
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