03-27-2018, 05:04 PM
Carey, after reading a lot of good info from posters, including you, I agree DeLaCruz's handling of the situation is poor and that the tent situation needed replacing.
Not sure the County has handled it ideally; some other posters have pointed out bad timing with Merry Monarch pending.
I am sort of a perennial critic here on exaggerated safety issues and excessive government regulation, so I regularly bark on that topic.
If you have info, I'm still interested in hearing comments about the much larger area across the street where all the gift and clothing vendors are. Who is responsible and how might they address that?
If the main FM is fixed, but the area across the street remains in pop-up tents, that won't work so well. The main FM is heavily local patrons (tourists don't buy large amounts of fruit, usually), while across the street is heavily tourist sales. Both, IMO, are important for the entire FM ambiance and profitability.
Not sure the County has handled it ideally; some other posters have pointed out bad timing with Merry Monarch pending.
I am sort of a perennial critic here on exaggerated safety issues and excessive government regulation, so I regularly bark on that topic.
If you have info, I'm still interested in hearing comments about the much larger area across the street where all the gift and clothing vendors are. Who is responsible and how might they address that?
If the main FM is fixed, but the area across the street remains in pop-up tents, that won't work so well. The main FM is heavily local patrons (tourists don't buy large amounts of fruit, usually), while across the street is heavily tourist sales. Both, IMO, are important for the entire FM ambiance and profitability.