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Commission advances door-to-door solicitation ordinance after public-safety concerns; staff to add vendor ID and hours
Summary
After multiple complaints about aggressive, late-evening door-to-door vendors, the commission advanced a first reading of a new ordinance requiring permits and vendor identification for door-to-door sales and asked staff to include time-of-day limits and public outreach.
The Rio Grande City Commission advanced on first reading a proposed ordinance that would require permits for door-to-door sales inside city limits and asked staff to add vendor-identification requirements and time-of-day limits before final adoption.
Commissioners, police and members of the public described repeated complaints about aggressive door-to-door vendors who knocked on doors late in the evening. Mayor Falcon and several commissioners said incidents included pushy sales tactics and interactions…
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