DDA Board Approves Farmers Market Design, Two-Way State Street, Rotary Square Engineering
By Beth Milligan | Nov. 24, 2025
Traverse City Downtown Development Authority (DDA) board members took action on three key projects Friday – approving a final design for a new farmers market pavilion, recommending approval to city commissioners to make State Street two way permanently, and approving detailed engineering work for Rotary Square.
Farmers Market Design
A long-discussed project to add a pavilion to the Sara Hardy Downtown Farmers Market – providing shelter from the elements, electrical power, running water, and lighting for vendors – is ready to move forward.
DDA board members approved a final design for the permanent structure Friday (pictured, renderings). DDA Executive Director Harry Burkholder called the pavilion a “modern, flexible, and accessible …
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