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Vermilion council hears push to loosen mobile-food rules downtown; asks for committee review

3137481 · April 14, 2025
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Summary

A long-time mobile-food vendor urged changes to the city’s mobile-food ordinance to allow more flexibility downtown and at events; council agreed to place the ordinance back in committee for revisions.

Longtime mobile-food operator Jennifer Caris (Hawaii Ice) told Vermilion City Council the city’s mobile-food ordinance limits where trucks may operate downtown and at public events, and she asked council to reopen the rules so vendors can serve tourists and complement brick-and-mortar businesses.

"When I started this business, it wasn't just for myself. It was to help other people who wanna follow their dreams," Caris said,…

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