The Bloomington Board of Park Commissioners will meet at City Hall Thursday afternoon to vote on whether the City of Bloomington should continue to operate the Community Farmers' Market.
The city-run market faced controversy this year in part thanks to the presence of vendor Schooner Creek Farm, owned by Sarah Dye and Doug Mackey. Dye publicly identifies as an "identitarian" and was suspected to have ties to a white supremacist group.
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Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton has publicly advocated for the city to retain control of the market, writing in a public letter that if the Parks Board votes to retain it, the city will continue to work on improving the market.
And earlier this week, more than 80 vendors sent a letter to Bloomington city officials asking them to continue running the market.
Here's how to follow along with the proceedings:
Watch our Facebook Live stream on WFIU's Facebook page.
Follow reporters Mitch Legan and Emma Atkinson, who will provide live coverage and analysis of the meeting and vote on Twitter.
? HEY HEY! I'll be at City Hall this afternoon with @ByMitchLegan to cover the Bloomington Parks Board's vote on whether or not to keep the farmers' market a public entity. Follow along here for live coverage and some analysis starting at 4 p.m. EST! — Emma Atkinson (@emmameg) January 9, 2020
Give @emmameg a follow as she live-tweets today's Parks Board meeting on the future of the Bloomington Farmers' Market. I'll be hopping on the @WFIUNews airwaves at 5 to give an update on the evening's proceedings. Coverage starts at 4. — Mitch Legan (@ByMitchLegan) January 9, 2020
