Council
decides against permitting sales at Millville's town
celebration
By Leah
Lopshire
April 11, 2008 | MILLVILLE -- At the Town Council meeting
an item not on the agenda was brought up by council
member Jared Taylor. "People have called me and want
to do booths at the city celebration. I didn't know
if we ever did that?" Taylor said. One of the members
replied to Taylor by saying that Millville has not had
booths in the past.
' Discussion then went to questioning what kind of
booths are people wanting to set up. One of the groups
wanting to set a booth up is Options for Independence,
which would be an informational booth. Taylor said that
he told them that it would be fine unless he got other
feedback from the council. The council agreed that information
booths should not be a problem as long as they are not
trying to sell anything.
Taylor then brought up a family that was wanting to
set up a booth to sell food. He gave them the same response
saying he would get back after (he) got council opinion.
At the city celebration every year everything is free
including food, therefore making the council feel that
there would be no benefit in having booths that would
be selling anything.
Secretary Rose Mary Jones said,"People don't come
with money so unless we advertise it wouldn't help the
vendors."
Councilman Brian Jensen agreed saying, "Unless we
start charging (for food and a cover charge) we should
say no."
Mayor Michael Johnson brought up the point that it
would not be beneficial to vendors also because "it's
not an all afternoon thing." People don't stay at the
park all afternoon, he said. Most families come for
a little bit then leave.
"I don't think it's needed. I would just assume not,"
he said. The council agreed with him.
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