The first community market in Wrangell is scheduled for May 19, and members of the market steering committee have asked the town permission to use the covered play area by the elementary school as the site to sell locally-grown and crafted goods.
Wrangell’s parks and recreation department manages the covered play area. Holly Owens and Kris Reed of the market steering committee attended the Parks and Recreation Board meeting Wednesday night to see if they could use the space on market days.
Markets are currently set to take place every third Saturday, May through September from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Owens said vendors would likely occupy the space half an hour before and after the market to allow for setting and cleaning up.
Parks and Recreation Board members were in favor of allowing the markets to take place at the covered-play area. However, they asked the market steering committee to run the proposal by Borough Manager Timothy Rooney and Parks and Recreation Director Kim Covalt.
“Basically, what it boils down to, I don’t think there is any disagreement about having our blessing as a board,” said Grover Mathis, Chair of the Parks and Recreation Board.
The community market steering committee will now go through the proper process with the city, Reed told the Sentinel. Before hopefully beginning the markets in May, the committee will hold a public meeting with possible vendors in early April, Reed said. The specific meeting date and time has not been set yet.
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