After months of struggling to come up with a system to regulate neighborhood markets, Dallas officials presented a compromise Monday that may finally make both the City Council and market participants happy.
"I think it's a good solution," said council member Delia Jasso at a meeting of the council's transportation and environment committee. She's been working closely with city staff and market organizers to hash out the plan.
Farmers markets offering fresh produce and home-baked goods popped up across the city last summer. But the fate of such markets has been in question since September, when city inspectors closed a popular Saturday-morning market because it lacked a temporary food permit.
A plan presented by city staff in April prompted various concerns, including that only a fine line separates a farmers market from a flea market. But the most contentious issue was proposed vendor fees.
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