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Avoca adds $50 monthly fee for food trucks leasing park property
Summary
The Avoca Town Council on July 10 amended its fee schedule to add a $50 monthly fee for food trucks leasing town property in the park; the motion, moved by Ald. Kathy Hansen and seconded by Ald. Harry Simons, passed unanimously.
The Avoca Town Council voted July 10 to amend the town fee schedule to charge food trucks $50 per month to lease a portion of the town park.
Alderman Kathy Hansen moved to add a monthly $50 fee for food trucks leasing town property; Alderman Harry Simons seconded the motion. Council members voted to approve the amendment with no dissent. Recorder-Treasurer Nanette Barnes noted Patty Adams of Cajun Queen Cuisine has paid a business license; the discussion that led to the fee considered how to manage and regulate food-service vendors in the park.
What the motion does and what remains to be decided: the minutes record adoption of the fee but do not specify an effective date, enforcement details, or whether existing vendors will be grandfathered. Those operational elements will require follow-up staff work to implement the amended fee schedule.
Next steps: Council will need to adopt implementing procedures—scheduling, lease terms, effective date and enforcement—before charging the fee to vendors.
