'Hot Dog' Law Vote Pulled
Ordinance amending regulations and fees for 'Peddlers and Solicitors' to be tweaked and reintroduced, officials said.
The Borough Council held off on holding a public hearing and vote on an ordinance amending regulations and fees for peddlers and solicitors at its meeting Wednesday.
The proposal called for doubling the fee for an annual mobile food vendor license to $1,000, capping the number of annual mobile food vendor licenses given out each year at three, and adding the borough zoning officer to the location approval and enforcement process.
Officials plan to tweak the proposal, including possibly the way rates would increase for existing vendors, such as the operator of a hot dog cart on Main Street near Waverly Place, Councilman Bob Landrigan said.
The proposal was designed to bring the existing ordinance up to date and protect brick and mortar businesses, officials have said.
Mayor Bob Conley said other aspects of the law, such as whether it would affect the farmer's market, also would be considered.
Steve Wells
8:13 am on Thursday, October 11, 2012
Ever since he realized he had been duped by his Republican colleagues on Council into initially participating in the Codey caper of last winter, Bob Landrigan has shown himself to be the type of even-handed, fair-minded Council member we can all respect, regardless of party affiliation. This was the correct thing to do.
The Madison Truth Squad
11:50 am on Thursday, October 11, 2012
Grade A Hypocrisy - Trying to camouflage a pure partisan attack by feigning admiration for someone else's non-partisanship.
Aladdin Sarsippius Sulemenagic Jackson III
11:58 am on Thursday, October 11, 2012
Everybody is missing what is going on here. Everyone! This has nothing at all to do with the hot dog guy. This has to do with the unauthorized farmer's market that set up shop behind the old Esposito's store in the Elmer parking lot. The hot dog guy is impacted, since he is a vendor. But $500 to prevent a competitor is a small price to pay - but that is neither here nor there. OK people - listen and learn. The DDC operates a successful farmer's market - we all know that. But there is a new guy behind Espo's that is trying to cut into that. I'm shaking my head with all of the ignorance that is on display on Patch comments. This guy Wells - he really needs to get a clue and read the articles more carefully for the nuance before going all Commander Leftwingnut on us.
The Madison Truth Squad
12:28 pm on Thursday, October 11, 2012
Wells has no interest in the Truth, just opportunities to score cheap political points. And that's when he isn't trying to pretend that he's all for peace, love and understanding.
Question - How is this ordinance going to stop the alternative farmer's market? The new fee structure is too low to be a deterrent. Will the borough find a new "third" vendor to take his license? That sounds like a massive lawsuit waiting to happen.
They also probably figured out that everyone at the Farmers' Market would also need a license! If true, it also sounds like this is a DDC initiative, not one from the council??
Aladdin Sarsippius Sulemenagic Jackson III
12:35 pm on Thursday, October 11, 2012
" just opportunities to score cheap political points"
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Pot meet kettle. Stay out of this Truthie - your venomous anti Astrie hatred is not welcome in this town!!
The Madison Truth Squad
1:03 pm on Thursday, October 11, 2012
Since when is publishing The Truth, "venomous" or "hatred"??
To use your words, "Everybody is missing what is going on here. Everyone!" Especially you and the Baillie apologists.
This isn't a trivial matter like the hot dog guy, this is thousands of dollars of taxes and fees added to each and every tax bill, each and every year. And millions drained from the borough's savings account. And projects delayed and over-budget, lack of due diligence when expensive properties were purchased, etc. Shall we go on?
We've yet to hear a good explanation of why it happened, or any promise not to do it again. Just promises that Candidate Baillie has the experience to make the "hard" decisions. Balderdash.
Madison needs honesty & accountability & transparency from its elected officials. Can anyone really say we've gotten that from Ms. Baillie?
Larry Bruce
2:49 pm on Thursday, October 11, 2012
I can.
You repeat the same nonsense over & over under various phony names as if the repetition makes it true. The absurdity of your latest disguise makes it even more ridiculous.
Accountability & transparency from the Tea side of the isle, ha! Did you forget about the middle of the night ambush of Codey? Well, nobody else did. How about voting against their own budget?
You read the letters in the Eagle today truth girl?
The Madison Truth Squad
3:42 pm on Thursday, October 11, 2012
You can? Please elaborate. It should provide us all with a good chuckle.
As for repetition, FACTS are always worth repeating. Especially when no one seems to have a good rebuttal, other than calling people names.
Larry Bruce
4:48 pm on Thursday, October 11, 2012
Read J Burke's letter in last week's Eagle. Or some of the letters today including the one from the Republican ex-councilman.
How come you didn't respond to the Codey part? Or the budget vote?
What names? Truth - you picked that. Tea - you deny that?