By howard on 02-09-10
This question doesn’t seem very clear. Are you asking if we support street vendors physically outside of Events, or temporally outside of events? I’m assuming you mean when events aren’t going on, but I can see people being confused.
By Bert on 02-09-10
I’m all for food vendors at any special event,,,that is part of the attraction to attend some events!!! I’m for free enterprise!
By howard on 02-09-10
^——- Case in point.
By Kellyn Brown on 02-09-10
Good point, Howard. The above poll question was modified to make it more clear. I apologize for any confusion it may have caused.
By howard on 02-09-10
Thanks!
By Bert on 02-09-10
oops,,,read my comment on the lead story for food vendors
By MontanaTrace on 02-10-10
Will non property tax paying carts be allowed to compete directly with businesses like the Red Caboose?
The cart has no land, no tax, no utilities, no restrooms, etc. Low overhead.
If all food businesses downtown are closed, I say yes, If not and the carts are cutting deeply into the brick and mortar businesses, that’s a tricky question.
The customers will want cart foods but shouldn’t we be protecting existing businesses too?
When the Red Caboose is/was open 24X7…............. hmmmm.
This is why we have such a wise city council.
By MontanaTrace on 02-10-10
Damn! Tough crowd here. I write I’m not sure how to answer the question and I still get a thumbs down.
It is tough. I support free enterprise and I support those that are fixed traditional businesses. I’m not sure how this should go.
Maybe I should give myself a thumbs down too.
Who ever gave the TD, I’m curious, what do you think is the answer to this question? Watch out, this may just be a trick so I can give you the TD too.
By Vud on 02-10-10
MT:
I gave you that TD.
You said: “This is why we have such a wise city council.”
I took issue with that line (only) because it seems to me to be absolutely foolish for any city council to think that their communities might have actually have stumbled on to a unique problem of governance.
This issue has lots of precedence. If you are in the business of ordinance it would behoove you to, at a minimum, do a simple internet search on the issues at hand to see if/what other communities have done *B4* passing an ordinance.
Seems the solution taken tends to be to mediate an agreement between the parties after the fact.
TD- 2 TD+ (The cake is a lie.)
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