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Committee approves shorter downtown food-truck hours after MSOE and MPD raise safety concerns
Summary
The Public Safety & Health Committee voted 4–1 to shorten permitted food-truck hours in downtown entertainment zones, citing MPD reports of large congregating crowds and testimony from Milwaukee School of Engineering and a food-truck operator who urged accommodations for small businesses.
The Milwaukee Public Safety & Health Committee on April 10 recommended an ordinance to shorten food-truck operating hours in the downtown entertainment district from 1 a.m. to 10 p.m., aimed at reducing late-night congregations that officials say precede violence and disorder.
Alderman Bob Baumann, the file sponsor, told the committee the change targets Water Street and parts of the King Drive and Old World 3rd areas after complaints from businesses and campus safety partners. "This is a pretty bright-line test," Baumann said, arguing a 10 p.m. prohibition would be simple for Milwaukee Police Department officers to enforce.
Kendall Brunig,…
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