Food trucks in Somerville?

[mzrowan.livejournal.com]

A couple of weeks ago one of the Clover Labs trucks stopped by the Armory on a Saturday and the response was very enthusiastic, as far as I could tell. I certainly loved having them there! It made me wonder why we don't have more food trucks in Somerville.

Well, apparently part of the answer is the city is only lukewarm on them, at best. Frankly, I was surprised by what some of the Aldermen were quoted as saying in that article. For example, food trucks "don't do any public good" or attract "nefarious activities".

As the article points out, any truck licensed by the state can currently operate legally in Somerville. The city is proposing a new ordinance to make them also get a license from Somerville. I'm not sure if that's going to encourage or discourage the trucks, but at any rate, if you care about this issue, apparently now is the time to contact your alderperson about it.