Quote"The council has to revisit this ordinance," he told City Council members at Wednesday's meeting. "Had I known I'd be faced with this many food trucks, I could've bought a lot of food trucks and perhaps I should have."
Thornton added that if regulations on food trucks don't improve, he may be forced to close his business within the next two months.
"We've reached a situation where the ordinance in 2014 does not address the current situation we have," he said to the council members. "Do you want Jacksonville to be a city with restaurants or do you want it to be filled with closed signs and a carnival of food trucks?"
Full article: http://jacksonville.com/news/food-and-dining/2017-05-10/city-hopes-strike-balance-food-truck-owners-restaurateurs
As a downtown worker, I hate when these guys blame a failing business on someone else, as opposed to taking responsibility for their own enterprise. Me and my co-workers visited the Bank early on but we stopped going months ago because we weren't impressed with the food and its pricepoints.
Yes, we visit the food trucks. Most are owned by residents just like us, who are trying to make a living and helping stimulate our city's economy and quality of life. However, our regular rotation also still includes brick and mortars like Zodiac, Trent's Seafood, Burrito Gallery, the mexican place near the courthouse and Da Real Ting. On some days, we still walk several blocks past everybody to eat at On the Fly at Jefferson and Adams. Basically, if you serve decent food with flavor, at a price point where we don't feel like we're getting ripped off, we'll support you. If not, we won't. That won't change whether four extra food trucks are on Hogan Street or not.
Its a shame that this is even an issue
lol at noone making an appearance in the TU comments