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Fredonia adopts vendor law; trustees agree to further edits on park exemptions and fees
Summary
The Village of Fredonia adopted a local vendors law May 12 while trustees agreed to refine exemptions for sanctioned events and to defer final fee rules after concerns from the farmers market and Festivals Fredonia.
The Village of Fredonia Board of Trustees on May 12 adopted Local Law No. 5 of 2025 establishing Chapter 198 of the village code governing vendors, but trustees said they will return to amend exemptions and a fee schedule after concerns from the farmers market and festival organizers.
The law as adopted creates a 100-foot setback from certain buildings and sets rules for vendor licensing. Several trustees and members of the public urged immediate edits to exempt organized, sanctioned events — such as the farmers market and Festivals Fredonia — from the 100-foot setback and from duplicate seasonal fees that market vendors said would effectively push them out.
Why it matters: vendors and festivals are an economic…
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