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Residents praise food-truck festival; some downtown businesses report lost sales
Summary
Public commenters praised the park food-truck festival while at least one longtime downtown business reported reduced sales during the Wednesday event; the board discussed timing and outreach to local businesses.
Several residents praised the recent food-truck festival on the green and asked that successful vendors be invited back next year, but board members relayed that at least one longtime downtown business said the event reduced its sales. A resident credited Mike Doran for organizing the event and described the park decorations and turnout positively.
"This last 1 was just it was just so nice... The park was decorated so nicely," a resident said during public comment. Other board members noted they had received mostly positive feedback but said one business asked whether the event could be held Monday or Tuesday rather than Wednesday to lessen the impact on weekday downtown trade. The Chair said staff had reached out to businesses but couldn't guarantee 100 percent contact and agreed to do better next time.
Board members debated whether moving the event would help: some suggested Monday or Tuesday might reduce the impact on businesses that are closed later in the week, while others noted that the festival drives new visitors to town. The board asked staff to improve outreach to local businesses and consider timing changes before future events.
