Organizers ask Guadalupe to host weekly farmers market at Leroy Park; commission to forward fee request to council

Stephanie Krause, a representative of the Coasecha Guadalupe Farmers Market Group, told the Guadalupe Recreation and Parks Commission that the group wants to hold a weekly farmers market at Leroy Park on Sundays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and asked the commission to help clarify park fees and the city approval process.

Krause said the market’s organizing team concluded the downtown parking lot was not suitable after reviewing church and restaurant use and parking access, and that Leroy Park “is the best park, and the best parking lot because it's maintained by the city, and it has a lot more growth potential than the downtown lot does.” She said vendors would pay for spaces and that the market plans to accept EBT and participate in market-match programs to increase low-income households’ purchasing power for fruits and vegetables.

The market representatives told commissioners they would need city council approval of the site and any fee waivers…