Year-round indoor farmers market inches closer to reality near Mill Creek

MILL CREEK — A planned year-round indoor farmers market near Mill Creek got $5 million in federal funding this month from Congress.

The indoor farmers market is set to be built at McCollum Park, south of Everett. The number of vendors it will hold is still being worked out, but the county is looking at anywhere from 20,000 to 40,000 square feet of space. The county won’t run the market once its built, and it’s likely a request for bids will go out to lease the space, said Linda Neunzig, the county’s agriculture coordinator.

Initially, officials planned to remodel a 7,500-square-foot former parks department equipment building into a distribution center and turn a nearby 4,500-square-foot space into a kitchen. But a structural assessment found the buildings weren’t in good shape for a remodel.

Instead, the buildings would be bulldozed, with the Snohomish County Farm and Food Center built on top.

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