If you are interested in farmer market
development in the
-Contact:Whitney Starring
333 N. CedarStreet
Lansing,MI48912
(517)483-7464
FOR IMMEDIATERELEASE:
Monday,April 17,2006
Lansing,MI—Officials announce that the
Lansing City Market will be having a presentation and public meeting featuring
Kent Schuette, President oft he Urban Market
Development Group, and Larry Lund, Principal of the Real Estate Planning Group
on Wednesday, May 3rdbeginning at 6:00 p.m. The meeting will
be held at the
There have been many recent changes at the market including a new coat
of paint, a new sound system, the redirection of marketing activities with the
launching of a new website, as well as the development of a direct mail program
and new events. These changes are positive, however the market sits on
valuable city property that produces no tax revenue and requires an annual
operating subsidy from the general fund. Kent Schuette
and Larry L and, two consultants that will evaluate the market’s
strengths and weaknesses, will make recommendations on improvements.
Whether those improvements will include renovation, redevelopment or relocation
of the current market is not known, however your participation is a vital part
of the project evaluation.
Kent Schuette is the President of the Urban
Market Development Group. Most recently, his work has focused on the
fresh food market. He served as a Public Market Urban Design and Historic
Preservation Consultant to the Public Market Collaborative of New York, where
he developed the concept plan for the expansion of the historic North Market in
Larry Lund is the Principal of the Real Estate Planning Group. He
is an experienced professional that has been successful at assessing, planning,
marketing and leasing real estate for over thirty years. The Real Estate
Planning Group is also an authority in the analysis on public
markets. They have market clients worldwide and specialize in conducting
competitive market analysis, feasibility studies and creating place marketing plans.
The Historic Lansing City Market was established in 1909at the corner
of
Vicki Morrone
Organic Vegetable and
Crop Specialist
C.S. Mott Group for
Sustainable Food Systems
CARRS Departent of
Community, Agriclture, Recreation and Resource Studies
303 Natural Resources
Bldg
Phone: 517-353-3542
Cell: 517-282-3557
FAX 517-353-3834
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Don’t
forget! A carrot a day may keep the doctor away but an ORGANIC carrot a
day,
grown
locally will taste good, support your farmer neighbor AND may keep the doctor
away!!!