Overview
- The Common Council unanimously approved cutting downtown food truck hours to a 10 p.m. close, with the new rule taking effect May 9.
- Owners said they were left out of the process and this week rallied at City Hall and sat through a Public Safety and Health Committee meeting to press their case.
- Vendors met with Mayor Cavalier Johnson's office to ask for a delay and said the discussion was positive, with staff planning to brief aldermen.
- Ordinance author Ald. Bob Bauman defended the curfew and said changing it before May 9 would require filing a new measure and a full committee review.
- City leaders cite police claims that trucks draw underage loitering near Water Street, while operators warn they earn most of their sales after 10 p.m. and could be forced to leave the spot they built over years.