Lake City Report -
Feb 25, 2011
Downtown on top for the
City Manager
Columbia
County, FL (Posted Feb 25, 2011 11:30 pm )
by City Manager Wendell Johnson and
staff
From City Manager Wendell Johnson
Downtown Farmers Market
City staff has been working for several weeks
to re-establish and greatly improve a Downtown
Farmers Market.
A key meeting was recently held with the
participation of the City Manager, City CRA
Administrator and representatives from the
University of Florida/IFAS, Columbia County
Extension Office, National Farmers Market
Coalition President, Columbia County Extension
Agent, Florida Farm Bureau, Chamber of Commerce
Director, and USDA Rural Development. The
meeting objective was to discuss the process of
reorganization and structuring a new Farmers
Market for the Downtown. The group identified
several options for market location and
logistics.
Other planning meetings will be held to
finalize the arrangements and hopefully the
first event will be held during April or May
2011.
Columbia County Museum
Discussion between the City Staff and
representatives of the Columbia County
Historical Society has been ongoing since last
November concerning relocation of the Museum
within the Downtown Community Redevelopment
Area.
There is high interest in the possibility and
costs estimates and other operational issues
associated with relocation have been considered.
The Community Redevelopment Agency will be
requested to partner with the Historical Society
on the relocation.
A follow-up meeting is scheduled for March 2,
2011, 9:00 a.m. at the Museum.
The City Staff Report is available in pdf format
here.
