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City's dime, but emphasizing that anything that doesn't have to be permanent (planters, benches, chairs, etc) will be repurposed when the site is lost. Asphalt, of course, is a sunk cost.

It seems like the City is being extraordinarily kind to Mr. Nimer!   Maybe the ugly gap across King St from City Hall should be "parked" as well - its only been sitting derelict for what, ten years? 

Anyway, glad to see the site put into a fit state.   The idea of using the Kristkindl booths for "pop up shops" is really interesting - perhaps a few of them should be sprinkled around the Downtown.

I really like the possibility of waking up Downtown Kitchener in December. The idea of a Downtown Kitchener Kristkindl Market and booths are totally scaleable over time.The four weeks leading up to Christmas are when any City of moderate size 25,000+ will feature their own Kristkindl Market area with booths lining the town square or along the main street areas adjacent to the Town Hall.

Here are the "pop up" shops that happen in Chicago to celebrate the Christkindl market.



Below I have inserted Germany's Berlin Kristkindl Market which is set up on the four weekends of advent. Very interesting that the Berlin City Hall in Germany is almost a twin for the Old Kitchener City Hall which was at Frederick and King.