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Downtown food truck tester urges Concord to lift Union Street ban; city cites 2021 ordinance

3247291 · May 9, 2025
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A downtown business owner told council that short-term food trucks increased his sales 50% and asked the city to allow permitted use of a loading zone on Union Street; staff and council referred to a 2021 ordinance prohibiting food trucks in designated Union Street parking spots.

A downtown business owner told Concord City Council on Thursday that a brief experiment with food trucks in a Union Street loading zone increased his sales by about 50% and asked the city to permit the practice on a low-cost, permit basis.

Troy Taylor, who identified himself as the owner of the Basement Arcade Bar, told council he began booking food trucks…

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