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There's a handful of small businesses here that are actually struggling right now. We're all hanging in, but we're struggling,

The first order of business, completed by the council last week, was to clarify what permits are needed and where food cart operators set up. Wherever they find customers, it is critical vendors be held to the same sanitary and food storage standards as all restaurants.

Food trucks are especially unique in a small town like Abilene where they are just now becoming popular.

We looked at many cities’ ordinances, but Salt Lake City’s ordinance was a bit more in line with what we were looking for. We drafted Holladay to be a bit more pared down

Lemon yellow with large slab sides, the Puerta’s Mexican Food & Catering truck was visible from a quarter-mile away as you approached Muncie Novelty Co. on the highway to Albany.

Each food truck owner would have his or own station with all the cooking essentials - a stove, oven and a flat top - and shared access to larger appliances. He would pool money from food trucks to buy everyday supplies like soda or gloves at lower prices than if the food trucks bought them individually.

New rules restrict where the trucks can park. They are not allowed in downtown Orlando and food truck operators are now forced to empty nearby trash cans in areas where they do business.

When we first got into the business, our goal was to open a restaurant, but with the economy … it was more feasible to do a truck first

The lottery is a pilot program that will be re-evaluated after six months, said city spokesman Jace Radke. The food-truck owners who participated in it were eligible for one of three spaces in downtown Las Vegas: near City Hall, 1 Lewis Ave.; in front of the Bonneville Transportation Center, 100 E. Bonneville Ave.; and in front of the Regional Justice Center, 400 S. Third St.

Three food trucks. Three different ideas. Three chances to bring a popular way of selling food to the masses to St. Joseph.