City Market vendors say livelihoods at risk
Published: September 30, 2008
Updated: September 30, 2008
Market vendors say each day the market is closed puts their livelihoods at risk.
Food vendors say they are losing between 650 to 1,000 dollars a day.
City Manager Darlene Burcham says, as the landlord, the city is willing to make adjustments in the vendors rents.
Even businesses at the market that remain open are losing money…
A salesperson at “Gone Coco Boutique” says less foot traffic means she’s ringing up fewer sales.
“Huge decrease in sales, just in everything, atmosphere, it’s dead.“, says Suzi from Gone Coco Boutique.
October rent is due on the first—but Burcham says the city is also willing to give vendors a longer period of time to pay it.
Reader Reactions
somebody please ask darlene if she will also contact the landlord and bill collectors for the employees of that building as to if their rent and bills can slide. i know most of us would really appreciate it. oh yeah, and my daughter’s birthday is this month. will she buy the presents because i know i won’t have the money for them. maybe i can sell all the mousetraps that have remained empty.
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