Municipal officials are biting into food carts.
At the urging of Squamish Coun. Susan Chapelle at a special business meeting on Tuesday (Oct. 29), council voted to ask staff to come forward with alternatives to allow more food trucks downtown.
Currently, the district only hands out five food truck licences for the district, Mayor Rob Kirkham noted. As outlined in a Downtown Transformation Initiative workshop on Monday (Oct. 28), the portable food sources can play a key role in revitalizing areas, he noted.
Before moving any policy forward, Coun. Ron Sander said the district needs to consult with downtown businesses. He questioned what effect such a move would have on business retention in an area that's already struggling.
"I'm interested to hear what the businesses have to say," he said.
