Save Fenton Street Market!

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   Name: Elise Miller on Jul 14, 2011

   Comments: Seriously Montgomery County!!! Do not raise fees on Fenton Street Market or any other market....the economy is bad but this is a fun place for all people to go on a Saturday....Cut the crap and put up speeding cameras near schools to raise revenue....Geeze!!!

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   Name: Patrick Placzkowski on Jul 15, 2011

   Comments: Please don't shut this down before it's had a chance to establish itself! The market has added a lot to the downtown SS experience on Saturdays!

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   Name: Kerri Poppler James on Jul 15, 2011

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   Name: Melissa Berkoff on Jul 15, 2011

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   Name: Sara Pollack on Jul 15, 2011

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   Name: Jennifer Kefer on Jul 15, 2011

   Comments: : I was very concerned to learn earlier this week that the Fenton Street Market in Downtown Silver Spring may be forced to close because of rising rental costs. This market is an integral part of the community and I urge you to offer an exception to this rate-hike for vendors. As an initial matter, the market generates revenue for neighboring businesses. People walk into town to pick up a present or produce – and end up staying on for lunch or a movie. Perhaps more importantly, the benefits of the market far exceed its financial benefits. The market serves as a wonderful community gathering space in Silver Spring. This meeting of neighbors in a public space is precisely why the Civic Center was built. It would be a real shame to do something that would prevent residents from benefiting from this resource. Please let me know if there are others I should write to express my support for the market.

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   Name: Nathan James on Jul 15, 2011

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   Name: Michelle Dupray on Jul 15, 2011

   Comments: I visit this market every Saturday. We are starting a new business and we were going to sell our products from a both at the Fenton Street Market. However, if it closes, we wont be able to do that.

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   Name: Sherri Odegaarden on Jul 15, 2011

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    Name: John P Beckley Et Al on Jul 15, 2011

    Comments: Fenton Street Market is a tremendous asset.. and should be nurtured and supported by ALL....

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    Name: Michelle Sasscer on Jul 15, 2011

    Comments: Over and over again I read about something interesting, unique and important happening at the Fenton Street Market. As a vendor at FSM, and as a resident of Silver Spring, I find opportunities to meet other locals, share, and strengthen the bond of this community (which really needs it) that happen only in this kind of space. The great people behind this market have worked tirelessly to create this space, and the folks in Rockville owe it to themselves to see in person what a unique benefit FSM is to SS and to the outlying area. Don't rob us of this by hiking up the fees! Save Fenton Street Market and protect what is unique in Silver Spring! thank you, Michelle Sasscer

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    Name: Lauren Dunton on Jul 15, 2011

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    Name: Rosemary McDowall on Jul 15, 2011

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    Name: Kathy Jentz on Jul 15, 2011

    Comments: The high user fees forthe SS Civic Bldg and Plaza are unethical and NOT in keeping with the buildinguse supposedly for public interest.

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    Name: Brooke Forman on Jul 15, 2011

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    Name: Glenn W Stevens on Jul 15, 2011

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    Name: Hans Riemer on Jul 15, 2011

    Comments: Let's keep the market in downtown Silver Spring -- it contributes greatly to making Silver Spring a superb destination.

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    Name: Anonymous on Jul 15, 2011

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    Name: Chris Khoury on Jul 15, 2011

    Comments: Takoma Park, MD

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    Name: Anonymous on Jul 15, 2011

    Comments: Seriously? This is one of the few bright spots in the mass market melange that has become downtown SS. Give the small vendors a break and let some flavor come through this otherwise tasteless venue.

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    Name: Stephanie White on Jul 15, 2011

    Comments: Hi. Please do not close the Fenton Street Market. My son and I walk there every Saturday. It'll be a huge loss to the community if it is closed.

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    Name: Evan Glass on Jul 15, 2011

    Comments: The county seems to have forgotten that the purpose of the civic building and its plaza is to serve the public interest. When a member of the community organizes an ongoing event that positively activates a public space and annually contributes $6.6 million to the local economy, she should be applauded and her efforts encouraged. That is what the greater Silver Spring community has done to support the Fenton Street Market. Now it’s the county government’s turn.

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    Name: Jerry A. McCoy on Jul 15, 2011

    Comments: Our Montgomery County government has done many idiotic things in the past, like allowing the demolition of the historically designated (its doing) 1927 Maryland National Guard Armory on Wayne Avneue at Fenton Street in 1998. Please don't add pushing out the Fenton Street Market to your "legacy!"

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    Name: Carla Lesh on Jul 15, 2011

    Comments: Please do not raise the fees. Allow small businesses to thrive.

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    Name: Linda Siegenthaler Jurg Siegenthaleraler on Jul 15, 2011

    Comments: Please support the Fenton Street Market by not charging excessive fees to this innovative market. It brings arts and culture on a popular to a large audience and creates pride in buying local in Silver Springi

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    Name: Aat Muys on Jul 15, 2011

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    Name: Lisa R. on Jul 15, 2011

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    Name: Anonymous on Jul 15, 2011

    Comments: Do not increase the fees!! We will pay now or later. Having people USE downtown Silver Spring reduces crime, increases quality of life for the residents and vendors and makes this area of the county a better place to live and thus brings in revenues through more sales, higher property taxes (as homes go up in value), more successful businesses, etc.

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    Name: Nina Muys on Jul 15, 2011

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    Name: Justin Domire on Jul 15, 2011

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    Name: Megan Moriarty on Jul 15, 2011

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    Name: Anonymous on Jul 15, 2011

    Comments: The Fenton Street Market is the kind of event this community needs.

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    Name: Enid Nolan on Jul 15, 2011

    Comments: This would be totally counter-productive to the revitalization of Silver Spring! The market promotes community pride, sponsors small businesses and encourages spending time and money in DDSS. Please don't raise fees!

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    Name: Brian Savoie on Jul 15, 2011

    Comments: Dear County Government: Too often you subsidize growth and culture only to undercut it with outrageous user fees before it can finish the intended job of urban revitalization. You did the same thing with the Arts Alley and Parking fee increases. Please reconsider this onerous, exponential fee increase. Warmly, Brian Savoie

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    Name: Robin Pressman on Jul 15, 2011

    Comments: This is a wonderful addition to this community. Please keep the market going.

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    Name: Mary Pat Spon on Jul 15, 2011

    Comments: I agree wholeheartedly with Evan Glass' comment. Te Market is a significant draw for the downtown area on Saturdays and people hang around to visit and frequent the businesses located in Downtown Silver Spring. This is penny wise and pound foolish.

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    Name: Madona LeBlanc on Jul 15, 2011

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    Name: Fran Durako on Jul 15, 2011

    Comments: Please do not increase fees for the Fenton Street Market. It is a great asset to downtown Silver Spring and the people of our community.

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    Name: Anonymous on Jul 15, 2011

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    Name: Ellen Levy on Jul 15, 2011

    Comments: Since the Fenton Street Market opened at the civic center, i have made it a point to shop there and the farmer's market (and not the Takoma Park farmer's market on Sunday, like I used to) nearly every Saturday. I usually end up spending money in nearby stores as a result of the proximity and convenience. I love the fact that it draws so many people out and feels like a real event every Saturday. Why on earth MC wants to now ruin the community that is building as a result of the market is beyond me. The money generated by the huge flux of people to downtown SS for the market should more than make up for the fees on the civic plaza. Oh, and it is a "civic" plaza: meant to bring people together to share the community. This raise in fees and possible closing the market as a result seems completely antithetical to many of the purposes of the plaza in the first place. I urge MC to reconsider this fee increase and its impact on the larger community of Downtown Silver Spring.

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    Name: Emily Kirby on Jul 15, 2011

    Comments: Fenton Street Market is a great use of public space. It is one of the many things that make downtown Silver Spring so unique and special. Please don't take away the opportunity for creative expression and civic involvement.

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    Name: Leslie Kent on Jul 15, 2011

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    Name: Anonymous on Jul 15, 2011

    Comments: Markets such as these enhance the quality of life of communities and bring much needed tourist dollars into the area. Don't cut off your nose to spite your face.

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    Name: Stephan Fineberg Sylvan on Jul 15, 2011

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    Name: Tina Plottel on Jul 15, 2011

    Comments: Please please please... you built this amazing space and now nobody will be able to use it. Please reconsider the fees that you are incurring. If you want a vibrant community you have to support it.

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    Name: Jonathan Halpern on Jul 15, 2011

    Comments: I strongly support the continued presence of the Fenton Street Market as it provides a clear public benefit to the citizens of Silver Spring and Montgomery county and to surrounding businesses which benefit from the increased presence of shoppers. At the same time, the market does not earn sufficient revenues to support higher fees nor should it. The market itself is not set up to earn profits and therefore should not be charged additional fees.

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    Name: Shane Lewis on Jul 15, 2011

    Comments: This is a great asset to the downtown area and draws lots of people on the weekends which helps local businesses. This would be a terrible thing to lose!

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    Name: Praj Kasbekar on Jul 15, 2011

    Comments: I hope a happy median is reached and this vibrant street market can go on!

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    Name: Sarah Gingold on Jul 15, 2011

    Comments: The Fenton Street Market is one of the reasons that Silver Spring is a great place to live. It would be very sad for the community, and especially for local artists, to lose this wonderful weekly event.

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    Name: Christopher Lancette on Jul 15, 2011

    Comments: Any effort to raise fees and shut down the Fenton Market are absurd. The market is a boost to the neighborhood economy. People go to the market to find neat things, spending their hard-earned dollars, and often go on to spend more money at nearby restaurants, the movie theater, other shops, etc. The market also gives mom-and-pop sellers the chance to generate sales they would not otherwise have the chance to make. Shame on the county for even considering the idea of forcing the Fenton Street Market to close.

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