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Harrisonville vendors urge caution on proposed mobile-vendor licensing; market leaders ask for education, not upfront validation
Summary
Amanda Stites, volunteer market manager for the Harrisonville Farmers and Artists Market, told the Board of Aldermen that proposed changes to mobile-vendor licensing should emphasize education not upfront documentation that could burden volunteers and hobby vendors.
Amanda Stites, volunteer market manager for the Harrisonville Farmers and Artists Market, told the Board of Aldermen that the market’s growth and role in downtown commerce merit caution before changing mobile-vendor licensing requirements.
Stites said the market has grown from five to 10 vendors in 2013 to more than 30 on many Saturdays and that last season the market “attracted over 7,000 visitors,” boosting downtown restaurants and retailers. “For many of our vendors, selling at the market is either to share the things they are growing or making as a…
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