Madison Food Trucks Now Facing Parking Issue

Parking enforcement is the latest issue facing the Madison food trucks, Jack Kramer reports for the Source.

According to the Source, Selectman Al Goldberg, liaison to the Board of Police Commissioners told the Selectmen at their Jan. 12 meeting that the police commission is looking for a solution to the parking issues as some residents opposed to the food trucks are parking their vehicles in the trucks’ spaces before the trucks arrive.

About a dozen residents attended a Board of Selectmen meeting in November asking the selectmen to rescind their Sept. 22 decision allowing food truck vendors to operate on the visible north side of School Street, the Source reports.

Opponents at the meeting said the location of the food trucks conflicted with the character of the town and belonged in a more commercial location. The selectmen took no action on the comments, the paper reports.

According to the New Haven Register, due to concerns about the trucks disturbing the image of downtown, they were moved to Academy Street this summer. Vendors complained about their business suffering at the Academy Street location and the board of selectmen voted to allow them to continue operating at the School Street location for an additional two weeks on Sept. 8.

On Sept. 22, the Board of Selectmen voted to permanently move the food trucks back to their original location on the north side of School Street.

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