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Pandora council weighs food-truck permit rules, approves industrial-park work and notes park improvements
Summary
Council discussed a solicitor-drafted food-truck permit and asked for revisions, approved a $4,810 quote to regrade 'Mount Stanley' in the Industrial Park, and reviewed park equipment purchases and site needs including an ADA-swing fundraising idea.
Council members continued a policy discussion about permitting for food-truck vendors and directed the solicitor to revise a draft permit.
Solicitor Scott Basinger presented an amended solicitor permit tailored to food trucks and council discussed several points: whether permitting should differ for private versus public property, limits on hours or time on-site, cost and application processing, and background checks for vendors and employees. Council asked Solicitor Basinger to update the draft permit based on the discussion and bring it back at the next meeting.
Administratively, Village Administrator Rick Morrison presented a $4,810 quote from ADJ Excavating, LLC to push back, grade and reform a feature called "Mount Stanley" in the Industrial Park. Council consensus was to approve the quote; the work would yield about 2½ acres of farmable ground and create a place for leaf dumping.
Morrison also reported that the ordered Ventrac mower will require three additional accessories not included on the original quote—gauge wheels ($349.60), an additional weight set for the boom ($465.60) and a foot-pedal control ($165.60)—totaling $980.80. Delivery is expected in three to four weeks and vendor training will be provided.
Other park items discussed included replacing a shed at the shuffleboard courts, assessing options for tennis and basketball court repairs (crushed stone, asphalt or resealing), and determining locations for nine additional disc-golf baskets. A resident proposed an Autism Awareness walk next April to raise funds for an ADA swing; council expressed support for the idea.
Why it matters: the food-truck permit discussion will shape how the village welcomes vendors while setting health, safety and commercial rules; the Industrial Park grading and mower purchase are operational decisions affecting village maintenance and future development.
Next steps: Solicitor Basinger will amend the food-truck permit and present it at a future meeting; Administrator Morrison will arrange the excavation work and complete mower procurement and training.
