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Parks committee backs Military Avenue group to fundraise for Murphy Park market
Summary
Green Bay Parks Committee voted to recommend to full council that Military Avenue Inc. be allowed to continue fundraising to build a shared-use market at Murphy Park, where the nonprofit would construct and donate a roughly $4.9 million building the city would own and lease back for 20 years.
Green Bay Parks Committee on May 14 voted to recommend that Military Avenue Inc. be allowed to continue fundraising for a proposed shared-use market and parking lot at Murphy Park, moving the proposal to the full City Council for final approval.
The committee’s recommendation follows a staff presentation and public comments from the market organizers, an architect and several vendors. Parks staff described the proposal as a joint venture in which Military Avenue Inc. would fund and build the structure, then donate it to the city; the city would own the facility and tentatively lease it back to the group for 20 years with two five-year extensions.
The proposal is intended to provide a permanent home for an established farmers market that has moved among several temporary locations. Military Avenue Business District Director Leah Weicker said, “We have received an anonymous donation of 700,000 to this point,” and described the project as a way to stop repeated relocations…
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