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Boat Show food-truck request referred to administration after council concern about ordinance conflict
Summary
The Newport International Boat Show asked to place one food truck within 250 feet of an existing restaurant; councilors expressed concern about the city’s 250-foot ordinance that protects established restaurants and moved to send the request to administration for review and return at the next meeting.
The Newport International Boat Show requested permission to place a food truck on its Perry Mill site during the show days. Lisa Knowles, the show director, explained many longstanding concessions have shifted to food-truck operations and that at least one regular vendor prefers to operate from a…
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