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Local restaurateur urges limits on mobile vendors; council to meet with food-truck owners
Summary
Ross Myers told the council Wild Bill’s food truck may harm year-round restaurants and asked the town to consider restricting how long a mobile vendor may stay in one spot; Mayor Lainhart said the council will speak with the truck owners before business-license renewal and review other municipalities’ ordinances.
Ross Myers raised concerns that Wild Bill’s food truck operating in Thayne during summer and fall months creates an unfair competitive disadvantage for year-round restaurants that rely on extended seasons to remain open through winter. Myers said he had no personal resentment toward the vendor but asked the council to consider limits on the length of time a mobile vendor can remain in one location.
Mayor A. DeLand Lainhart responded that the council plans to speak with the food-truck owners before renewing Wild Bill’s business license and will review ordinances from other municipalities to identify possible restrictions. "Permanent businesses deserve protection," Lainhart said in explaining the council’s intent to explore regulatory options.
The transcript shows this item as public comment; no ordinance, motion or timetable for regulatory change is recorded. The council did not set a public hearing or draft language during the meeting.
