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Food truck owner urges stricter enforcement, lower event fees; city staff and police outline licensing and enforcement steps
Summary
A Wichita food-truck operator urged the city to step up enforcement of licensing rules, questioned fees charged for event participation and asked for more downtown operating options; city staff and police described current licensing, event sign-ups and enforcement approaches.
A downtown food-truck operator asked the Wichita City Council on Wednesday for stricter enforcement of licensing rules and for new options to allow trucks to operate downtown during late-night hours.
Public comment summary: Kelly Aake, a food-truck owner, told the council she believes about 220 trucks are registered with the city and said the current $350 annual license yields roughly $77,000 in fees at that rate; she said many unlicensed trucks operate in public spaces, that licensing enforcement is uneven and that event fees charged by event organizers (for example $750 for an NCAA…
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