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Cary considers changes to food‑truck permitting, fees and scheduling downtown
Summary
Trustees reviewed current food‑truck rules that allow private‑property trucks with no village permit but require a $50/day permit for two downtown public locations on weekends; board discussed expanding days, offering annual permits, waivers for Cary‑based vendors and addressing sales‑tax registration.
Cary trustees discussed food‑truck permitting and fees at the June 17 Committee of the Whole and asked staff to prepare options including broader downtown hours, annual licensing, fee adjustments and potential waivers for locally registered vendors.
Director Simmons summarized current village practice: food trucks operating on private property generally do not require a village permit but must comply with McHenry County health regulations; the village permits food trucks on designated downtown public…
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