It
could be said that Jeff Wozniak believes renewal should involve a more
conservative approach than what is proposed in the Draft Master Plan.
Jeff
is concerned that our character as an open air market could be lost in
the new proposals. He sees the benefits of market innovations like solar
power but doesn't see the need for a headlong rush into the 21st
century and believes some minor and cosmetic changes are all that is
needed. He believes there are some essential characteristics that need
to be enhanced in our market -
1. Affordable goods.
2. Well presented stalls and stock.
3. Effective management control to avoid category over-representation (duplication).
4. Cheap shopping with ancillary services like car parking at cheap prices.
Jeff
is concerned that enclosing our market would change its character and
that permanent type stall set ups could make us a lot less flexible. He
uses the example of the current F&V stalls that prevent use of those
areas outside normal trading times. He is concerned that permanent
set-ups and extended trading would make us too much like a shopping
centre and believes our market should not be just a revenue earner for
the city but rather a tourist attraction and community hub.
Jeff
says that we are not a 21st century market and that we offer better
things to our customers like personal service and personal contact in a
traditional open market environment. We could make some discrete
physical improvements like ceiling fans in summer but essentially our
market shouldn't change. As our city moves forward into the 21st
century, Jeff's mantra might be - the more we stay the same, the more different we become.
COMMENTS:
16/03/2015 12:43:09 Jeff Wozniak View "... the more we stay the same, the more different we become…You mean: ...more DIFFICULT we become..." Mino