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Council adopts Hamilton Park mobile‑vendor zoning to reduce concentrated ice‑cream truck impacts
Summary
The council unanimously adopted an ordinance creating an itinerant mobile truck parking zone in Hamilton Park after residents cited noise, odors and diesel emissions near the playground; the measure establishes a rotating/lottery assignment model to distribute vendor locations.
The Jersey City Municipal Council unanimously adopted an ordinance to create an itinerant mobile truck parking zone in the Hamilton Park area, a change residents and the neighborhood association said is intended to reduce concentrated impacts from vendors on specific blocks and playgrounds.
Diane Atwell, president of the Hamilton Park Neighborhood Association, urged the council to approve the ordinance, saying the move is a “constructive step forward” after years of neighborhood meetings and uneven vendor compliance. “It ensures…
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