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Commission to review Retail Strategies invoice after mixed community response; city marketplace canceled for season

2593635 · March 11, 2025
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Summary

Commissioners decided to place the Retail Strategies contract/invoice on the April agenda for review after public and commission concerns about deliverables and cost; commissioners and staff also announced that the city-run Marketplace will be discontinued for the rest of the season.

Dade City commissioners told staff on March 11 to put the Retail Strategies contract and the company’s pending invoice on the April 8 agenda for fuller review after commissioners and public speakers raised concerns about deliverables and community benefit.

Commissioner Cosentino and others said Marketplace — a city-supported weekend market that relied on Youth Council volunteers — will be discontinued for the…

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