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Morristown food‑truck owner asks council to allow Friday late‑night hours; council asks police review, tables licensing change
Summary
Kevin Varbuena of Colonial Grove asked Morristown council to extend food‑truck hours on Friday nights from 10 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.; councilmembers praised the business but raised public‑safety and neighbor‑impact concerns and tabled an ordinance on itinerant‑restaurant hours pending police and community review.
Kevin Varbuena, who runs the Colonial Grove food truck with his father, told the Town Council on Oct. 8 that he would like permission to extend Friday night operating hours from 10 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. “Those late night hours, as you know, are when many of the town bars are at their busiest, and we’ve first hand seen the demand for food during that time,” Varbuena said.
Varbuena said the truck has drawn visitors from across the region, helped nearby businesses and that he invested in a “quietest generator” and asks customers to keep the area clean. “We’ve been fortunate enough to gain a lot of attention this year,” he said, and added that when the truck previously…
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