A Yakima Public Market? Would You Support? Tell The City!

Surveys have played a big role in many changes in the City of Yakima. And city officials are looking for more of your feedback. The City of Yakima has launched an online survey to gather input about whether you would support the idea of creating a space that would be shared by a public market and a food business incubator/commercial kitchen. Both the public market concept and the idea of a commercial kitchen/food business incubator were mentioned as possible economic enhancement elements as part of the Downtown Yakima Master Plan, which was adopted by the Yakima City Council about a year and a half ago.
The surveys can be filled out in either English or Spanish on the City’s website at the following link - http://www.yakimawa.gov/services/economic-development/. The surveys will remain active until 5:00 pm on Friday, February 6th.
Last August, the City surveyed potential public market vendors and potential
incubator/commercial kitchen users. Now the City wants to hear from potential customers.
“Last August’s surveys brought a lot of potential market vendors and incubator/commercial kitchen users out of the woodwork,” said Economic Development Manager Sean Hawkins. “Those surveys showed there are potential local tenants for that kind of facility. Now we need to hear from potential customers about what would draw them to a public market incubator/kitchen space,” said Hawkins