HomeMy WebLinkAboutREDvarious7presentationsFrom :Lisa Chadwick[SMTP :LMCHADWICK@GMAIL .COM ]
Sent :Tuesday, February 02, 2010 5 :45 :52 A M
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Subject :Farmer's Market
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Dear SLO City Council -
I hope you can find a way to mediate between the Downtow n
Farmer's Market Association .
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I am appalled that the DA handled this so poorly and thoughtlessly . It does nothing fo r
helping me want to support the DA in their efforts to make a strong downtown .
My support is for the SLO Farmer's Market Association .
Sincerely,
Lisa Chadwic k
Arroyo Grande
From :Carole Toerge[SMTP :CAROLETOERGE@YAHOO .COM ]
Sent :Tuesday, February 02, 2010 6 :07 :14 AM
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Please leave a good thing alone .
We are definitely on the side of the Farmers on this .
Carole and Fred Toerg e
Cayuco s
From : frstcls@aol .com[SMTP :FRSTCLS@AOL .COM ]
Sent : Tuesday, February 02, 2010 7 :06 :19 AM
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Subject : farmers marke t
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regarding the relationship between the Downtown Assn . and the SL O
County Farmers Market Assn ., it is my feeling that these two entitie s
should find a way to work together and the Downtown Assn . should no t
elminate or "fire" the Farmers Market Assn .. This organization ha s
been in place forthe last 27 years and the Farmers Market on Thursda y
nites and Sat . that I have attended seems very well organized . Thes e
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farmers live on these "markets" and should have a say on wha t
transpires at these markets . The Farmers Markets are mainly comprise d
of "farmers!" After all these community events are called, "Farmer s
Markets!"
I strongly urge and employ the City Council to stop this action and no t
terminate this relationship! This is just another display of politica l
power! What's happening to the "little guy?" We must stop this !
Rene/West End Espresso & Te a
805-543-490 2
From :Mary Ann Millington[SMTP :M .MILLINGTON@ATT .NET ]
Sent :Tuesday, February 02, 2010 7 :53 :49 AM
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Subject :Farmer's Marke t
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Council Members :
Farmers Market should be left to the farmers not to the Downtow n
Business Association .Do you realize or even care how this is going to hurt the smal l
farms that maybe on a goodnight pull in $80 for their produce .
Please back the Farmers .
Mary Ann Millington
From : Barbara-Jo Osborne[SMTP :BJ@BJOART .COM ]
Sent : Tuesday, February 02, 2010 7 :54 :31 AM
To : Council, SloCit y
Cc : Noah Smukler ; Janice Peter s
Subject : farmers market take over by the downtown associatio n
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When I go to the Farmers' Market it is so that I can buy from th e
Farmers .
NOT so that I can buy from some group that is concerned about cit y
revenue .
isn't the whole point of a Farmers Market to get away from "business "
as usual .
guess what? cut off the Farmers Market folks and they will take thei r
business elsewhere .
to some more friendly city - like say, Morro Bay .
they will leave SLO and you'll be stuck having to renegotiate thei r
contract for higher fees to get them back .
just thinking .
Barbara-Jo Osborn e
772-415 5
336 Main Stree t
Morro Bay, CA 9344 2
From :Conny Langer[SMTP :ONLYFORDOLLS@YAHOO .COM ]
Sent :Tuesday, February 02, 2010 8 :05 :38 AM
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Subject:Farmers' Marke t
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I hope that the Farmers' Market is allowed to continue under their longstanding
arranngement . I am convinced that the Downtown Association is motivated by financia l
considerations for their own use rather than any altruistic reasons . We want farmers to
continue to supply the food for our use . They need the marketing outlet that they hav e
historically had . If businesses don't like that, chances are they are new businesses as ar e
most in our small town. Personally I do not shop at the stores downtown except for 2 an d
those rarely .
I also do not shop any longer at the Thursday night market due to the hordes of rud e
students and the awful smell from the barbecues . I attend the Saturday Farmers' Market
weekly .
If the town wants to attract visitors who will spend money, continuing this attraction i s
vital . Don't let some greedy administrators at the downtown association ruin it .
Thank you for reading this .
Conny Lange r
From : Rick Abbott[SMTP :ABBOTT14@ATT .NET ]
Sent : Tuesday, February 02, 2010 8 :19 :35 AM
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Subject : Farmer's Marke t
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Dear Mayor and Council, I and my family are only recent members o f
this community, having moved here last May . We have enjoyed our liv e
style change to this beautiful area and all that it offers . We hav e
many visitors who come to stay with us, including our married childre n
and grandchildren . Our oldest granddaughter, Jayne (7), alway s
instructs people who are coming to visit us to include Thursday o n
their plans to attend the Farmers Market . Even for newcomers, th e
Farmers Market, has become a familiar and favorite part of our weekl y
life . It is hard for a newcomer to assess the impact of an event suc h
as this on the life of the community . I can only express how it ha s
impacted our experience here in SLO . We intend to make SLO our home
for the rest of our lives and hope to include the Farmers Market a s
part of our weekly life .
I am not sure why the Downtown Association feels the need to chang e
things . Maybe there are some underlying reasons that the averag e
citizen doesn't know about . But I am reminded of that old saying : "I f
it isn't broken, don't try to fix it ." My opinion is that the Farmer s
Market doesn't appear broken !
Thank you for your consideration ,
Rick & Lisa Abbot t
1699 Tonini Driv e
San Luis Obisp o
From :E Marshall[SMTP :ELLIOTTMARSHALL@SBCGLOBAL .NET]
Sent :Tuesday, February 02, 2010 8 :29 :40 AM
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Subject :SLO County Farmers' Market Association Suppor t
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I support the SLO County Farmers' Association .
Hopefully the City Council can forge an amicable relationship going forward .
Thank You Donna Marshal l
From : mrampone@sbcglobal .net[SMTP :MRAMPONE@SBC GLOBAL .NET ]
Sent : Tuesday, February 02, 2010 9 :01 :01 AM
To : Council, SloCity
Subject : Re : Farmers Marke t
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The Farmers' Market Association is an active participant of thi s
country's and city's free market enterprise system . The Downtown
Association is most likely, indirectly associated with the cit y
government . The Downtown association has lacked transparency as t o
their reasoning for taking over the Farmers marke t
and thus appears as a budgetar y
"money grab". The function of Downtown associations is to be a liaso n
between city government and the free market enterprise and to pla n
events for downtown, not run them, let's leave that to the fre e
enterprise .
Best regards ,
Alexander Rampone .
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From :Helen Waterbury[SMTP :HELENWATERBURY@SBCGLOBAL .NET]
Sent :Tuesday, February 02, 2010 9 :08 :00 AM
To :Council, SloCity
Subject :Farmers' Marke t
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Plese help the Farmers' Market Association maintain their control of this important San
Luis Obispo asset .
Helen Waterbury
San Luis Obisp o
From :VIVIAN LONGACRE[SMTP :CPINKVIV@SBCGLOBAL .NET]
Sent :Tuesday, February 02, 2010 9 :09 :55 AM
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Subject :Farmer's Marke t
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Please revisit the decision of the SLO Downtown Association to terminate it's
relationship with the SLO County Farmers Market Assoc . The Farmer's Marke t
Association should be allowed to operate the Thursday evening market as the y
have done for many, many years .
Maintaining a sustainable community should be one of YOUR first priorities as w e
move into the future . Communities where folks can shop and procure fres h
produce from local farmers benefits everyone and creates a sustainabl e
community . The Farmer's Market Assoc . needs to be able to maintain th e
revenue they receive from Thursday evening market to remain viable . Th e
greediness of the Downtown Association will not benefit anyone but them . I f
they take over the Farmer's market on Thursday evening we all lose ; th e
community, the farmers and the market .
Vivian Longacr e
291 Lincoln S t
San Luis Obispo, C A
From :marcia rice[SMTP :RICEATPASO@MSN .COM]
Sent :Tuesday, February 02, 2010 9 :12 :03 A M
To :Council, SloCit y
Subject :farmer's marke t
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Honored Members ,
The farmer's market on Thurs . nights is a well known institution . It draws from al l
over the county including the North County where I reside . I find it difficult to
believe that the down town association is better equipped to manage the farmer's
part of the market than the farmers . Therefore I suspect pressure from som e
outside source (read developer) has instigated this situation in hopes of slipping on e
by you . I, for one, will pass on any more thurs nights in SLO until the farmers ar e
back running their part of the market .
Marcia Ric e
San Migue l
From : Dana Doss[SMTP :CAMERAECT@CHARTER .NET ]
Sent : Tuesday, February 02, 2010 9 :25 :08 AM
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Subject : Farmers Marke t
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I feel the Farmers Market has been run great all these years, wh y
change it now . There is more to this story then we are being told .
The Farmers should have a say on how the Farmers Market is run . Pleas e
be fair to the people who have run it so well all these years .
Thank You, Laurie Dos s
From : Dot[SMTP :6DGRAVES@SBCGLOBAL .NET ]
Sent : Tuesday, February 02, 2010 9 :40 :25 AM
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City Council Member s
It seems we have a Farmers Market that has been under good leadershi p
for 27 years . Do not give the leadership over to the Downtow n
Association when it has been working so well for the people of Sa n
Luis .
Thank Yo u
From :Ruth Smith [S MTP : RUTHROM 8 1 @YAHOO .COM ]
Sent :Tuesday, February 02, 2010 9 :48 :58 AM
To :Council, SloCity
Cc : ruthrom81 @yahoo .com
Subject :Farmers Market Hijacking
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We, Elmer and Ruth Smith, residents in this City since 1945, think that th e
highjacking of the Farmers' Market from the Farmers by the Downtow n
Association is wrong, unjust ,
unthankful, and completely out of touch in underestimating the rapport betwee n
the Farmers and the public . Please do no let this injustice stand . It will hurt
our beloved City .
Elmer and Ruth Smit h
271 Ramona Driv e
San Luis Obisp o
543-715 1
From :CHIEFCC@aol .com[SMTP :CHIEFCC@AOL .COM ]
Sent :Tuesday, February 02, 2010 10 :10 :43 AM
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Subject :SLO Farmer's Market
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To the Mayor and all members of the City Counci l
We ask you to reconsider and put the Farmers Market back into the hands of the Farmers !!!W e
are not entirely sure what the problem is, as perceived by the SLO Downtown Association, but w e
are VERY SURE that taking the Farmers out of the planning and decision making loop is NO T
THE SOLUTION . It is both foolish and an insult .
The Farmers Markets in SLO and all the surrounding communities are a special asset of thi s
area . Don't try to fix it ... it's not broken . If there are specific issues, solve them, but don't chang e
the management by eliminating the Farmers .
Harry & Judy Schenc k
From :BRADLEY PRIOR[SMTP :BRADANDSUE6190@SBCGLOBAL .NET]
Sent :Tuesday, February 02, 2010 10 :18 :40 AM
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Let the Farmers have a voice in how our Farmer's Market is run .
Sue Prio r
1085 Pauline Way
SLO 9340 1
805-783-178 1
From :Landofrumboogie@aol .com[SMTP :LANDOFRUMBOOGIE@AOL .COM ]Sent :Tuesday, February 02, 2010 10 :18 :18 AM
To :Council, SloCity
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we have Lived Lw caLi fore for 40 nears awd have recewtLj h/toved to Morro
g PU . Whew our favt&LLu would vist the cevttraL coast, a big draw was t o
attevLd the Thursday Farmer's MarFFet LI&SLO .Now that we are wearer Lt L s
sovwethLwg we do ow a regular basis .
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prLwt .If you. do succeed Lw this, awd wt . fam't.L (there are v vA,e of us )
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From :Rosemary Orr[SMTP :K40RR1 @MSN .COM]
Sent :Tuesday, February 02, 2010 10 :31 :21 A M
To :Council, SloCity
Subject :We will move .
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To SLO City Council ;
Your decision effects the local farmers and all taxpayers in SLO county on so man y
levels . I was planning on selling our produce (citrus) from SB County at the marke t
in SLO . I was told by Peter (from the Farmer's Market), that we could join th e
market on Thursday nights . We will probably have to sell our home and move out o f
the area as we can not pay the mortgage - for lack of income . We moved here in th e
summer from Santa Barbara because of my husband's new job . He was laid off fro m
his job in SLO last month because the company shut down manufacturing . Th e
prospect of making it through these difficult times with income from the Thursda y
farmers market is no longer available for us . Please think of folks like us in ou r
situation (and there are MANY) when you consider the farmers and their markets ,
which for some is their only source of income .
Yours faithfully ,
Rosemary Orr-Gardanfalv i
8537 Santa Rosa Roa d
Atascader o
464-2131