2008.11.09
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Restore City Market to its historic function
By Stephen Davies
Davies is the senior vice president of Project for Public Spaces in New York, an organization dedicated to creating and sustaining public spaces that build stronger communities.
As the debate brews about Roanoke's City Market Building, let's put the discussion about the future of the building in a broader perspective. Leveraging all the dedication Roanoke residents express for the City Market, we hope that the public/private leadership in Roanoke will recognize that the Market Building is, indeed, at a critical juncture in its history. Today, there is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to assure the viability of the market into the future.
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