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Peoria council temporarily waives downtown food‑truck fees, expands license flexibility to boost downtown activity
Summary
The council unanimously approved a temporary reduction of downtown food‑truck licensing fees to $0 and greater flexibility to add licenses, with staff saying the waiver is temporary and will be evaluated annually; councilmembers debated equity for brick‑and‑mortar businesses but supported incentives to increase foot traffic downtown.
Peoria City Council on March 24 approved a temporary reduction of the city’s downtown food‑truck licensing fee to $0 and authorized staff to increase flexibility in the number of downtown licenses to encourage activity in the central business district.
Assistant City Manager Richardson told the council the downtown program was intended to be flexible: "We reduced that fee to 0 because they're already paying a fee through the health department who is doing the majority…
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