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Vendors and food-truck owners tell Orange council selection for Orangetober left long-time local businesses out
Summary
Several long-standing food vendors and event operators told the council they were denied participation in the Orangetober festival this year, said the city selected many new vendors and outside vendors, and urged the city to explain the selection process and consider returning established local vendors to the event roster.
Small-business owners and longtime festival vendors told the Orange City Council on Aug. 26 that a recent vendor-selection process for the city’s Orangetober festival excluded many established local vendors, jeopardizing income they rely on for months.
Seth Hancock, who said he has taken part in Orange October since it began, said denial of his application and those of multiple established vendors removed a key revenue source that helps them cover several months’ operating costs. “When y’all made y’all decisions to swipe the originals and add all the new people,…
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