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Texarkana delays citywide food-truck rule changes after vendors and directors raise questions
Summary
Directors tabled proposed amendments to Ordinance 12-2018 that would apply mobile food vendor rules citywide, add a 20-foot setback and clarify a $250 annual permit with a $50 temporary-event fee after questions about wording, commissary requirements, hours and enforcement; staff will return with clarified language and vendor input.
The Texarkana Board of Directors on Nov. 17 debated proposed amendments to Ordinance 12‑2018 that would expand mobile food vendor regulations citywide, add a 20‑foot setback from streets and other structures, and clarify fees and enforcement. After questions about unclear wording, commissary permits, hours and enforcement, the board voted 4–3 to table the item for further clarification and vendor outreach.
Vendor representative Lamoria Blackwell, who said she helps promote Front Street events, told the board she was surprised by a newly described $50…
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