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Local food‑truck owner urges Picayune to update ordinance to allow electricity hookups
Summary
Temple Hutter of Granny G's asked council to clarify city ordinances and arrange for planning staff to contact vendors about permanent or pole‑based electric service for food trucks; council asked planning and code staff to review the ordinance and follow up before the next meeting.
Temple Hutter, owner of Granny G's, returned to the council to follow up on earlier discussion of food‑truck proximity rules and to press staff for assistance on obtaining permanent electrical service for food‑truck vendors.
Hutter said she and other vendors had not been contacted by planning staff after a prior meeting and asked what steps were needed to secure real electricity rather than relying on portable generators. "We just want to have it so there's no noise... real electricity so we can run our entire businesses," she said, adding that other cities allow structured hookups and that Mississippi Power had indicated service is provided when property owners request it.
Councilors directed planning and zoning and code enforcement to pull the ordinance language, contact Mississippi Power and relevant staff, and follow up with Hutter before the council’s next meeting. Staff noted that some ordinance language and utility provider practices (including foundation requirements for structures) may affect how hookups are permitted and whether an ordinance change would be necessary.
