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We provide music and have special events. We also love the animals that visit our market. I <br /> have already received five new applications this year from farmers who want to sell eggs, <br /> produce, and flowers. Today she received two calls from farmers who want to join the market. <br /> After the October 91h County Commissioners' meeting, our market management team <br /> worked really hard to fulfill the draft guidelines set by the County Commissioners. We have a <br /> new application and new guidelines for our vendors, which you have received copies of. We <br /> are forming our board of directors and working with a Duke professor with 30 years' <br /> experience in assisting non-profit organizations who has volunteered to review our bylaws, <br /> which have been written, and provide training to the new board of directors. A non-profit <br /> corporation will be established to ensure continuity and longevity of this volunteer vendor- <br /> operated market. <br /> I ask that the County Commissioners not add another level of bureaucracy, but to <br /> consider the following: Approve a long-term lease for the Hillsborough Farmers' Market to use <br /> the Public Market House on Saturdays and Wednesdays in accordance with the draft <br /> guidelines presented at your October 91h meeting with the added changes made by the County <br /> Commissioners and the deletion of "no pets allowed." <br /> We, the vendors of the Hillsborough Farmers' Market, which started in 1987, are ready <br /> to occupy the Public Market House. The vendors and citizens have waited for a long time and <br /> we just can't believe that the day is here. By "we", I mean 39 vendors who have already <br /> submitted their application and paid their fee. These include 5 new applications and one from <br /> the group that has chosen to separate from us. In addition to all of those, I have 12 others <br /> who have their applications in the mail. "We" are ready to move forward, and hope that your <br /> decision tonight will make that possible." <br /> She told Mayor Stevens that they want to have a Friends of the Hillsborough Farmers' <br /> Market. <br /> Craufurd Goodwin said that he is a customer of the Hillsborough Farmers' Market and <br /> he urges the Board of County Commissioners to keep the tradition of the market. He said that <br /> the citizens of Hillsborough have a lot of respect and gratitude for what Beverly Blythe and her <br /> colleagues have done. He said that the terms the Mayor used, such as entrepreneurship, <br /> should be kept for places like the Buckhorn project. He does not want the market to be turned <br /> into a retail structure. He wants to preserve its history with character. <br /> Denise Osherhan said that she came to the market five seasons ago and is delighted <br /> with it. She was turned away by the Durham and Carrboro markets. She said that a friend <br /> recommended the Hillsborough Farmers' Market and Beverly Blythe told her to pick a spot. <br /> She has been impressed with the lack of politics and with the vendors who love being there. <br /> She said that she likes the free enterprise like the Hillsborough Farmers' Market. <br /> Kimberly Murray said that she had a greenhouse when she moved here and found out <br /> about the Hillsborough Farmers' Market and has sold for several seasons. She said that <br /> Beverly Blythe has done such a good job at growing the market from the ground up. She does <br /> not want to be involved with a market that excludes people. <br /> Noah Rannells said that he used to be a vendor at Beverly Blythe's market and he has <br /> strived to make the market a better market over the years. He said that he once was told he <br /> was the life of the market, but this year he was not called the life of the market, but the most <br /> hated vendor there. He said that he shared the camaraderie at one time. He chose to speak <br /> tonight because he feels that Orange County stands for justice, democracy, and a fair shake. <br /> He urged the Board of County Commissioners to think carefully about the decision. <br /> Ben Lloyd said that he is neither a vendor nor a patron of the farmers' market. He <br /> wants to echo Commissioner Carey's earlier remark that Orange County does not need more <br /> tax money spent on outside management. He thinks that this can be operated without <br />