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Tarleton Theatre's food-truck park plan prompts mixed reaction; council pauses alley-closure decision
Summary
Tarleton Theatre owners asked to close a downtown alley to extend licensed premises for a permanent food-truck park and to improve pedestrian safety. Nearby businesses raised practical concerns about deliveries, dumpsters and service access; council directed staff to study alternatives and deferred a final decision.
Owners of the Tarleton Theatre told the council they need closure of a segment of the alley beside the theater to create contiguous licensed premises for an adjacent food-truck park, to improve pedestrian safety at a blind corner and to support programming and vendors. The project's proponents said the park would become a year-round destination with permanent food-truck stalls, live events and community arts programming.
Tarleton partners said closing the alley would allow them to keep event guests safe at the…
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