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Limestone City prepares for ‘Love Kingston Marketplace’ to help recover from COVID-19 shutdown
COVID-19 shutdown. Public market returning to downtown Kingston, with coronavirus measures in place Mayor Bryan Paterson was front and centre at an outdoor media conference late Wednesday morning and spoke to the initiative.“Where we can re-imagine public spaces in such a way, we can create a welcoming and vibrant and safe environment for residents, for visitors, for business owners and for employees, as well,” Paterson said.It’s an attempt to transform the challenges of the pandemic into an opportunity, Paterson says.There are already signs of the reimagining, as road barricades dot many downtown streetcorners, waiting to be moved into place.