So, vendors, including Castraneda, continue to wait for a way to once again make a living, which is something city leaders have been promising for months. What they’re looking is a permanent solution. “It would confuse our customers having only a one-time location. He says they felt they weren’t included in the planning and only learned of last week’s announcement hours before it happened.

“We wanted to make sure that we were setting the record straight: That the event that would be held Saturday was done without the consent of the vendors.” “To our knowledge, none of the ones associated with the Central Flea Market but we did make it clear to everyone they were welcome to participate and that there would be no hard feelings,” said Hector Vaca, with Action NC, one of the groups advocating for the vendors. Most of the Central Flea Market vendors did not take Bokhari up on his offer and passed on participating in the temporary market. “They will have a consistent ability to make money every weekend until we get them in their home,” Bokhari said regarding the temporary location held in a parking lot near Romare Bearden Park. During a news conference last week, Charlotte City Councilman Tariq Bokhari said he and other Republican candidates running in the next election were working with vendors to find a permanent location for the flea market and that “viable options were on the table.”

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