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Market is an
important asset to downtown. It serves as a neutralizing agent between
city and county, bringing the two interests together. It is also
a key component of tourist attractions in the city. |
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People care
about the nostalgia, the preservation of the building, the heritage,
the social experience. |
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Market is an
anchor in downtown. Everyone "owns the market." It should
be publically supported. |
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Market is a
reason to come downtown. Market is a social event for many and the
reason some people are willing to come downtown. |
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My family comes
to market about once a month as a family outing on Saturday morning.
The kids love the donuts and drinks. |
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Market is "social
shopping." It's all about relationships with others: the stand
holders with the customers and the place where people see others
they know. |
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Philanthropists
should care about the Market. It is the gem of downtown. Gems cost
money! |
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"We buy
our groceries at market. We go there for lunch on market days. We
love the convenience of it and we love that it is a quick getaway
destination in the middle of busy days. It's a place to relax and
get a change of venue from our daily work." |
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Market is a
public food source, particularly for fresh food. "We feed the
community." It is also the social connection for people in
the community. People go there to find out what's going on. |
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Maintain the
status of having a historic public market in the community, a place
where local people provide a local product. |
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Customers have
a love relationship with the market. People feel they own the market. |
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It is a lovely
place and we must preserve not only the building but also the historical
and social aspects of it. One should go early in the day when you
can get better choices, better service and have time to talk to
the standholders! |
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"I love
market." |
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Market adds
to the downtown economy, and will be important as an attraction
for people coming to the Marriott. |
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This is a "for
real" market; European-type market. Hands on… festive…get
the quantity you want, not a quantity someone else has decided you
want, as with prepackaged food at the grocery store. It's a place
to find food of impeccable quality. |
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Preserve the
magnificent building. If we don't fix it we will lose it. Lancaster
is the breadbasket of the world and we need to not allow that reputation
to go away. |
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Central Market
is the keystone of downtown Lancaster. It is the keystone of our
history, our culture, and the quality of life in Lancaster County.
It celebrates the ethnic and local foods and reflects the ethnic
mix of Lancaster. |
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Final
thoughts: maintain the high quality of the products, the social
aspect of market, and the opportunity to have a personal relationship
with the standholders. |
Heard
on the Street about Central Market