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Support Mobile Food Trucks

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Street vending is, and always has been, a part of the American economy and a fixture of urban life. In 2008, there were approximately 50 Mobile Food Vendors in the Charlotte area. At the beginning of 2011, there are approximately 7 Mobile Food Vendors left. What changed? The Charlotte City Council changed parts of the zoning ordinance to make it nearly impossible for food trucks to operate within the city limits.


If the Charlotte City Council truly supports local small businesses as much as it says it does, it must support them, rather than prescribe measures that will cause them to go out of business. Mobile Food Vendors deserve the same consideration as any other business in any other part of the city.

Find out more about why food trucks are so important to the local economy, what we’ve been able to accomplish so far, and what you can do to support them.

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James Moralez commented 2012-08-03 14:36:26 -0400 · Flag
The City of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County needs to step up to the plate and see what other cities in the US are doing. They have Food Trucks and lots of them. People in this city want variety without the hassle of being inside of a brick and mortar building. There is nothing like getting what you want on the street instead of having to drive to the locations where you might find these food choices. Its all about choices and what the public wants. Stop being so uptight and money hungry and think what this can do for people without jobs and for taxes for the city and how we can be on the map like Chicago and New York and Los Angeles and all the major cities that have food trucks and are being visited by goverment, mayors and etc that love to eat at them give us a break. Let us be able to be a diverse and wonderful city by giving workers variety and choices on what they want to eat. stop the madness and all the red tape that is being controled by our Rich Charlotte people who appose to this idea. Pay attention to the little people who put them where they are now. We deserve to be a part of this city rather we are black, white, hispanic or any other race. for that matter . It should not be this hard to be able to have a Food Truck business operate in this city we are citizens as well as everyone else and we would like to be able to have and operate a business as well. So Charlotte get with the Program and make it possible. I am sure I will see you at some point at one of these food trucks with your family at any event or street corner so say yes and help make it easy and dont pushs us away we will just keep going till you listen and agree.
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