OCEAN CITY — Ocean City’s prohibition on food trucks got a unique challenge last week, and after considerable debate, resort planners gave tacit approval to a request for a hybrid of sorts at a historic downtown amusement park.
As the popularity of food trucks has grown in recent years, Ocean City officials have continually opposed the mobile, pop-up eateries for a variety of reasons. Most importantly, a mobile food truck offering all manner of wares could set up shop in the vicinity of traditional restaurants along the Boardwalk or virtually anywhere else in the resort. The idea is mobile food trucks could have an unfair advantage with traditional businesses that pay high rents, property taxes, business licenses and other expenses along with restrooms and public facilities.
To date, the town’s prohibition on food trucks has been largely unchallenged, save for the occasional request from a special event promoter, for good reason. However, the planning commission last week got a first look at a rather unique request from Trimper’s Rides to place a semi-permanent food trailer on the grounds of the historic amusement park at the foot of the Boardwalk.
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Somehow the rest of the US has no problem with food trucks and they coexist with regular restaurants. Many go on to be brick and mortar restaurants. Sounds like the old money has a strangle hold on who can sell food or it could just be the backwoods shorebilly mentality that anything new is bad.
ReplyDeleteGood old boys in action!
ReplyDeleteYeah, why would we want to have free market competition? I mean that could lead to better value for the consumer. No one wants that. Go old O.C. screwing the consumer at every turn.
ReplyDeleteThe only folks who stand a chance at having a food truck (including something as insignificant as a hot dog cart) are the long-existing businesses on the Boards. When the old money talks, the council listens.
ReplyDeleteRegular citizens cannot do it, but let someone with money come along and all of a sudden, there's nothing wrong with it. The people should protest it. If we can't do it, then the rich cannot do it either. This is totally unfair.
ReplyDelete@11:59, If you have such a problem with the Shore, then pack your bags and leave. You sure will not be missed. Where do you get the idea that you are any better than anyone else down here? What are you, a Baltimoron or something?
ReplyDelete1155, yours (old money/mindset) is no different than 1159 so step off with your 20th Century mindset...prob on the town council!
ReplyDeleteAnd by the way, this IS continue TINY time thinking! Trimper can have a food truck but arms/legs need pulling, palms need greased for anyone else? Not a fair playing field!
11:55 I did leave and took my tax dollars with me. Still own investment properties in MD and enjoy taking your money. You aren't smart enough to leave a high tax democrat state are you?
ReplyDeleteJanuary 28, 2018 at 7:50 PM:
ReplyDeleteLOL, who do you think you're fooling? If you own investment properties in Maryland, you are paying Maryland (and local) property taxes. What a buffoon! You aren't smart enough to even tell a good lie. If you actually do own MD investment properties, keep paying those taxes. We love YOUR money for our roads, schools, and government upkeep, whether you live here, or not.