Stephanie Coffey, the executive director of the San Juan Islands Agricultural Guild, is similarly worried that the San Juan Island Farmers Market will have to relocate if SB 5505 doesn’t pass. Right now, Coffey’s organization rents space to the market in downtown Friday Harbor, but the nonprofit might not be able to do that anymore if the state tax break isn’t restored, she said.
Coffey said out-of-town visitors make up about half the market’s customer base, in part due to the market’s downtown location and its close proximity to the ferry dock. Moving the market to a less walkable location, such as a county fairgrounds, “would have a huge economic
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