A farmers’ market steering committee presented its plans to the Town Council last week. Steering committee member Betty Giacco said 10-15 vendors would provide local produce, baked goods and crafts from 9 a.m. till 1 p.m. on Saturdays. The market would run from May through October.

“We will have a vendor association,” Giacco said. “They will agree to all the rules, particularly that all the goods are local, and pay $15 to join. On market day, they pay $5 and get priority spacing. For vendors who do not want to join, but agree to sell local goods, they pay $15 per day for selling at the market.”

The steering committee expects to take in about $4,000 annually from association and daily fees. And eventually, the committee could use that money to buy or lease land. But for now, Giacco asked the Town Council to use the Town Square.

“Hopefully, in the future, we could pay a little bit once the farmers’ market is established,” Giacco said of using town property. “We think it will bring a great deal of business to downtown Clayton.”

Town Manager Steve Biggs asked Giacco if the committee had looked at any other space downtown for the market.

“We haven’t been given the green light by any private owner in the Main Street area,” she said.

Councilman Bob Ahlert suggested alternating the farmers’ market between the Town Square and the town-owned parking lot at Main and Lombard streets. But Giacco said that could possibly harm the market. According to her research, a farmers’ market is more successful if it stays in one place, she said.

The Town Council took no action on Giacco’s presentation.