Broad Street Market
Harrisburg has a new way to keep the community updated on the Broad Street Market, an action taken after questions and concerns by city residents.
A new webpage was created to provide status updates on both the market rebuild and the construction of a temporary market structure.
“This is an opportunity for us and the market to be more transparent with what is going on,” said Matt Maisel, communications director for the city. “We know people have questions.”
The webpage, hosted on the city’s website, includes background information on the market and the July fire, which heavily damaged the market’s brick building. There is also information about the temporary market tent, which will house vendors displaced by the fire.
The city had hoped to have the temporary market up and running this fall. However, the opening has been delayed several times due to various challenges, including, most recently, an inability to secure bids from contractors, Maisel said.
On the website, community members can also submit questions through a form and view a list of frequently asked questions about the market progress.
According to Maisel, any status updates will be added to the site, and he expects that there will be positive updates soon.
While the city doesn’t oversee the day-to-day operations of the market, which is handled by the nonprofit Broad Street Market Alliance, Harrisburg does own the buildings and is responsible for the rebuild process.
Creating the website for market updates was a joint decision by the market and city.
“Everyone deserves to have their questions and concerns addressed,” Maisel said.
Click here to visit the city’s Broad Street Market info page.
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