The long-discussed vision for a permanent farmers market in Raleigh moved a step closer to reality this week, as city and county officials joined community leaders to break ground on a new market and food-truck park at the Raleigh Municipal Complex.
The project, which will sit alongside the police precinct, library, lake, trails, and skate park already on the site, is being framed as both a neighborhood win and a model for citywide redevelopment.
Mayor Paul Young said the new market continues the transformation of the former Raleigh Springs Mall property into a civic anchor for the community, a change that has already helped attract new investment along the Austin Peay corridor…