Mayor Fenty, Councilmember Tommy Wells, School Board Member Lisa Raymond, and City Administrator Dan Tangherlini joined other city officials and some very excited residents at Hine, Jr. High this afternoon to kick-off the construction of the temporary site of the Eastern Market.  The Mayor announced to great applause that the installation of the structure would be complete, on the outside, within approximately 30 days and the merchants should be back up and running by early July. 

Huge pictures of the temporary structure lined the fence for public viewing and officials were available for answers to technical questions regarding merchant placement, equipment and amenities. The Mayor also pointed out the scaffolding that is being constructed at the original Market to begin the roof repairs there. Tommy expressed his gratitude and appreciation to everyone that has worked tirelessly since the April 30th fire to move quickly and efficiently to get a temporary structure sited and underway to keep Eastern Market going while the building renovations get underway.