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this is so unreal. i'm still trying to find out what the planning commission did last night re: the CUP, but i can't imagine they denied it. i'll post an uddate when i do find out. but what an asshat this avery dude is, huh? now farmer's markets are hotbeds of communist and terrorist activity. who knew? and with a name like * seeking out democracy* , well, hell, it just can't be good. every god fearing 'merkun knows you seek out democracy with agreat big huge army and billions of dollars, not some organic vegetables and flowers and handmade crafts. what fucking good is democracy if ya don't kill some brown people and make a scad of money in the process? ~joe
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Application for farmers' market draws fire

By Karen McCowan
The Register-Guard
Published: Tuesday, May 16, 2006


JUNCTION CITY - The chairman of the Lane County Republican Party is challenging a proposed craft and farmers' market in his hometown of 15 years, saying he questions the political agenda of market organizers.
Bob Avery said Monday that he is opposing the market "as a resident of Junction City" and not in his official capacity as the county's GOP chairman. But he said the latter role probably made him "more sensitive" to the political roots of SOD (Seeking Out Democracy), the group seeking a permit to operate the open-air market. And, while he has no plans to target established events such as Eugene's Saturday Market and the Lane County Farmers Market, Avery said, he's "alerted people in the party to be on the lookout for this kind of (political) activity around the county." advertisement
The Junction City Planning Commission is expected to vote tonight on a conditional permit request from SOD to operate the market on a city-owned downtown parking lot from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. each Sunday through September.
Brian Vernon, who signed the permit application, could not be reached for comment Monday. But in a written statement, SOD said it conceived the market to "stimulate local business, create more energy downtown and provide a gathering place for meeting people, making friends and having fun."
The statement said the group chose the parking lot at Fifth Avenue and Greenwood Street, near the Viking Sal Senior Center, so seniors could have convenient access to fresh produce from local farms.
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