A unique farmer's market is set to open just south of the old rail tracks on the 3rd Line/Victoria Street.
What makes it unique?
It will be the first farmer's market in a Town, located on a working farm (Besley Country Market to be precise)!!
As of May 30, 2013, it will be open every Thursday night from 3pm to 7 pm until October 17, 2013.
For vendor registration or more information, contact Christine Patton, Market Manager at shelburnefarmersmarket2013@gmail.com
As every good enterprising business person would do, the organizers of the market tried levering $$ to assist the operation to ensure success. Specifically they approached the Town of Shelburne for $9,000 towards creating the vendor-operated market.
BUT as every municipality knows (OR SHOULD KNOW), the Municipal Act, 2001 prohibits bonusing (meaning providing tax $$) to businesses, industry or commerical operations unless it in a Community Improvement Plan and offered to all. Because after all, taxpayer money should not be used for any private private business. And the Town of Shelburne knew that.
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(Don't even get me started on the "bonus's the Shelburne Red Wings finagled from the Shelburne Arena Board)
Which makes it all the more strange that not a single bureaucrat or politican at the County has raised the issue of bonusing since being shook down, "approached" by Alter NRG and its business partners, demanding, "requesting" $2 to $3 million from COUNTY OF DUFFERIN TAXPAYERS so this private company can ship other municipal crap/garbage here.
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