Helper City Council Discusses The Helper Project, Farmers Market Changes

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Farmers market, ETV 10 News stock photo

Kathleen Royster attended Thursday’s Helper City Council meeting to represent The Helper Project and make a request to the council. Royster is on the board of directors for The Helper Project, a non-profit organization that has made many contributions and improvements to the city.

Royster’s purpose at the council meeting was to request permission to install four banners near AMJ Works on Helper’s Main Street to showcase a major fundraiser exhibition for The Helper Project that will take place Aug. 11 through Oct. 6. Royster stated that the board does realize this is during the yearly Helper Arts Festival and is only requesting for the banners placed adjacent to AMJ Works where the exhibition will take place.

Representatives of the Helper Arts Festival spoke their concerns, stating that there is a worry of many businesses or events wanting banners if The Helper Project banners are granted. Another concern was that it would seem that The Helper Project had a major role to play in the festival.

“It creates an inaccurate association,” stated one representative.

After much debate, in which Royster assured the representatives and council that The Helper Project recognized the concerns and did not believe that their banners would create much animosity, it was decided by the council that the banners for The Helper Project exhibition would be erected after the end of the festival.

Also discussed at the council meeting was the Helper Farmers Market. Lenor Callor spoke with council members on this, stating that a number of changes are in the works. The market will now run every other week as opposed to each week. The market will also be open to more produce and product. Callor stated that there are many talented individuals in the community that wish to sell their honey, eggs, baked bread and the like.

However, Callor said that she does not wish to open the market to goods such as clothing and will limit what is coming in. Callor also stated that bringing in the different produce would require different permitting. She also stressed that she would like to keep the market free for the vendors.

The market will now run on the first and third Friday of each month, weather permitting, beginning in July. Callor assured the council members that she will check further into licensing. The council approved the supervision and allowance of the farmers market.

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