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As I reported earlier, the exorbitant fee for food trucks in Gilford are now in line with what Government should be charging for anything – just enough to cover costs and not to make a “profit” (not that government can make a “profit” – for them, it’s a surplus). But as I mentioned, I missed … Read more
“The people who pay taxes here.”
Or better, Tales from the Selectmen, as last night was a Public Hearing about Chapter 27, “An ordinance regulating outdoor vendors and transient sales,” which covers licensing/permitting fees for food trucks working in Gilford. I originally wrote:
Previous posts on the tale of the WinniWagon here and here – the saga(s) of why my hamlet’s “transient food vendor” licenses are, to plaigerize Jimmy McMillan, are “too damn high”. Well, it seems that in looking into the costs of a food truck made more than a few people rather uncomfortable – there’s been … Read more
Well, to recap, it looks like the Town of Gilford decided to engage in Crony Capitalism (worst cast) or (stupidly) became the butt for some established company somebody using the Town to become the “barrier to entry” for them and making it rather impossible for competitors to enter the food industry marketplace in town. …Long … Read more