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Vendor feedback surfaces in public comment as DDA pavilion proposal draws opposition
Summary
During a budget public hearing, a resident said most farmers market vendors did not support a proposed $2.8 million pavilion on Lot B and urged the commission and DDA to reconsider spending.
During public comment on the proposed 2025‑26 budgets, resident Fred Bimber told the commission he had spoken to many farmers market vendors and said only four supported a proposed pavilion on Lot B; he said several vendors preferred spending on parking repairs rather than a $2.8 million pavilion.
Bimber described the lot as working well in its current informal, vendor‑driven layout, and said a city‑funded pavilion lacks broad vendor support. He asked the commission not to approve roughly $2,800,000 of taxpayer money for a pavilion that, according to his conversations, vendors did not want. The commission did not take an action on the point during the May 19 hearing; staff noted the budget public hearing was informational and that additional budget discussions and hearings were scheduled.
