More Signatures Needed for Food Trucks at Breweries

RIDGEFIELD, CT -- Ridgefield's charter says a petition signed by 2 percent of registered Ridgefield voters can require a public hearing and a town meeting within 45 days. That's the tactic some residents are taking in the hopes of changing town ordinances so mobile food vendors could legally set up at breweries or wineries in town, according to the Ridgefield Press.

The current ordinance, forbidding trucks and carts from staying in the same location longer than 15 minutes, was passed in November 2016. It was established in part to protect the interests of town restaurants and other businesses.

Two percent of Ridgefield's population of 18,165 is 364, but only 289 of the signatures submitted by the petitioners passed inspection by the town clerk, according to the Ridgefield Press.

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