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The city of Buckner is preparing to welcome more food trucks after the Board of Aldermen agreed to move forward with changes to what some small business owners called a restrictive ordinance.
The board met Thursday, February 5, to discuss the proposed changes for the first time since their January 8 meeting. Currently, the city's ordinance prohibits food trucks from operating on Hudson Street, the main commercial area.
The Board of Aldermen is now considering allowing one food truck per month on Hudson Street, parked in the public lot off Hudson and Adams Streets.
Small business owners in town requested the ordinance change to help increase foot traffic to the area.
Cheryl Duncan, who owns The Hudson Room wine and small eats bar, said she's pleased to see progress on the issue.
"Well, we feel like food trucks have their own followers, and so they would bring traffic, but also to bring other options to the area," Duncan said. "You know, there's not a lot of eating establishments. There's a few. It's just a small town. So it's also bringing other resources for places to eat and places to gather."
The city will now draft a new ordinance that should be presented and voted on in March.
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