At least a portion of the awning and the posts can be salvaged and moved, he said. The Farmer's Market, which sprang up immediately south of the Convention Center about two years ago, was first just a bare lot. The city built an elongated type of awning to offer the merchants shade and then repaved a portion of the lot within the last year. Because the property is located in the combined central Sioux City CBD urban renewal area, proposals for its development have to be competitive. The portion of the block where the market operates during the summer and fall months is about one-quarter of a block, including parking and green space, Planning Director Jerry Hanson said.
Merchants come to the area to sell their fresh produce in an open-air market atmosphere.
Other council members, including city manager and assistant city manager Craig Whitehead and Paul Eckert, were either in Washington, D.C., or en route, to the city's annual Steak Dinner. Thank you for visiting.