Overland Park is planning to open its farmers market this weekend. But worried about large crowds spreading the novel coronavirus, officials said shoppers will be restricted to their cars.
The city was planning to open the market for the season earlier this month — with fewer vendors and a move to a nearby parking lot — but decided to postpone it after several residents complained that the event could lead to more cases of COVID-19. Now, officials announced the market will open in drive-thru format on Saturday in a different location.
Like grocery stores, farmers markets are considered essential operations under metrowide stay-at-home orders. The City Market downtown and Brookside Farmers Market never closed. But many Johnson County cities have postponed their markets as the coronavirus outbreak continues.
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