Mayor: Food truck crackdown followed multiple complaints
The move took by surprise one food truck owner as well as one local business owner who's friendly to food trucks, but Mayor Dennis Tyler said the ordinance came after local brick-and-mortar restaurant owners raised concerns about unfair competition. During Muncie City Council meetings, official...
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Published in | Star Press |
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Format | Newspaper Article |
Language | English |
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Muncie, Ind
Gannett Co., Inc
10.01.2015
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Summary: | The move took by surprise one food truck owner as well as one local business owner who's friendly to food trucks, but Mayor Dennis Tyler said the ordinance came after local brick-and-mortar restaurant owners raised concerns about unfair competition. During Muncie City Council meetings, officials indicated the new 150-foot-rule might not apply outside regular operating hours for nearby restaurants -- a distinction that could be meaningful for late-night sales to students in the Village -- but would apply to restaurants that set up their own outside sales, although city attorney John Quirk said that contingency could be addressed. |
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