Comments on: The Mysterious Affair of the Norwalk Street Vending Permit http://www.yourct.com/2009/11/the-mysterious-affair-of-the-norwalk-street-vending-permit/ Connecticut Political Commentary, News and Analysis Wed, 25 Jan 2012 04:05:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Secondhand Rose http://www.yourct.com/2009/11/the-mysterious-affair-of-the-norwalk-street-vending-permit/comment-page-1/#comment-162687 Secondhand Rose Sat, 12 Dec 2009 22:42:18 +0000 http://www.yourct.com/new/?p=5562#comment-162687 Well, my guess is that if the cops don't think this vendor is worth harassing and ticketing or arresting, then the rest of us shouldn't worry about it either. Well, my guess is that if the cops don’t think this vendor is worth harassing and ticketing or arresting, then the rest of us shouldn’t worry about it either.

]]> By: TK http://www.yourct.com/2009/11/the-mysterious-affair-of-the-norwalk-street-vending-permit/comment-page-1/#comment-162680 TK Sat, 12 Dec 2009 19:30:28 +0000 http://www.yourct.com/new/?p=5562#comment-162680 all vendors in norwalk apply but never get it or are told one is not needed so they all just open up with a health permit it has been this way for years. city hall is to blame permit laws are not properly issued and for years all vendors are told that a health permit and inspection is all you need all street vendors in norwalk operate this way. but when there is a complaint everyone pushes the problem around what needs to be done is they should issue all the permits correctly to those in the vending business and that solves all the back and forth shuffle that goes on but city clerks office will not do that they are the ones in violation not the street vendors. all vendors in norwalk apply but never get it or are told one is not needed so they all just open up with a health permit it has been this way for years.

city hall is to blame permit laws are not properly issued and for years all vendors are told that a health permit and inspection is all you need all street vendors in norwalk operate this way.

but when there is a complaint everyone pushes the problem around what needs to be done is they should issue all the permits correctly to those in the vending business and that solves all the back and forth shuffle that goes on but city clerks office will not do that they are the ones in violation not the street vendors.

]]> By: OLD TIMER http://www.yourct.com/2009/11/the-mysterious-affair-of-the-norwalk-street-vending-permit/comment-page-1/#comment-162630 OLD TIMER Sat, 12 Dec 2009 02:23:49 +0000 http://www.yourct.com/new/?p=5562#comment-162630 It is good to know we have such wise and knowlegable bartenders working in that neighborhood. It is not clear to me how he, or she, determines all the facts reported. It doesn't seem like a neighborhood where one bartender would have that many people reporting to him/her. I notice he/she did not take the time to point out to us less well informed what law TG misquoted, or what law makes this particular entrepeneur legitimate. Probably much too busy, gathering more information. It is good to know we have such wise and knowlegable bartenders working in that neighborhood. It is not clear to me how he, or she, determines all the facts reported. It doesn’t seem like a neighborhood where one bartender would have that many people reporting to him/her. I notice he/she did not take the time to point out to us less well informed what law TG misquoted, or what law makes this particular entrepeneur legitimate. Probably much too busy, gathering more information.

]]> By: Bartender 2009 http://www.yourct.com/2009/11/the-mysterious-affair-of-the-norwalk-street-vending-permit/comment-page-1/#comment-162533 Bartender 2009 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:02:45 +0000 http://www.yourct.com/new/?p=5562#comment-162533 No one is complaing on the street except one person who does not own a restaurant but owns a ornament shop called Sassafras which is next door to Rain nightclub and the police know that this complainer who is not even on the street late at night is a ballbuster the food people have no problem with this vendor this guy started all the hoopla and then went to the city clerks office complaining and obviousely he is a friend of the city clerks and all the commotion started but no matter what stunts these people pull the law says they are good and legitimate and that's whose opinion matters no one else's and that's it they will be there as long as they want this is why now they have called on their friend turfgirl to write about this story in order to get the public angry look at the complete statutes and you will see a paragraph missing that turfgirl decided to leave out to make her argument seem stronger but when in reality these food vendors have broken no laws because if they did the police would not allow them to be there and so they are legitimate and we the employees of So Norwalk wish them the best and so should the rest of you bloggers time to move on folks!!!!!!!!!! No one is complaing on the street except one person who does not own a restaurant but owns a ornament shop called Sassafras which is next door to Rain nightclub and the police know that this complainer who is not even on the street late at night is a ballbuster the food people have no problem with this vendor this guy started all the hoopla and then went to the city clerks office complaining and obviousely he is a friend of the city clerks and all the commotion started but no matter what stunts these people pull the law says they are good and legitimate and that’s whose opinion matters no one else’s and that’s it they will be there as long as they want this is why now they have called on their friend turfgirl to write about this story in order to get the public angry look at the complete statutes and you will see a paragraph missing that turfgirl decided to leave out to make her argument seem stronger but when in reality these food vendors have broken no laws because if they did the police would not allow them to be there and so they are legitimate and we the employees of So Norwalk wish them the best and so should the rest of you bloggers time to move on folks!!!!!!!!!!

]]> By: OLD TIMER http://www.yourct.com/2009/11/the-mysterious-affair-of-the-norwalk-street-vending-permit/comment-page-1/#comment-162321 OLD TIMER Sun, 06 Dec 2009 01:11:03 +0000 http://www.yourct.com/new/?p=5562#comment-162321 Bartender Go back and re-read the handle I use. At my age, I am safely tucked in for the night by the time that trailer shows up on Washington St. I do not have a stake in any of the other businesses that sell food in the neighborhood. And, I lost all interest in the hero business a long time ago. The fact is, that thing is illegal at many levels. Finding a place where it could be legally parked would help, as there is not much interest in enforcing the street peddlar permit law. If somebody makes a complaint at the right time, you can be certain it will not be parked there again. It might still show up and park somewhere else, but not free illegal parking. If nobody cares enough to make the complaint, it will continue to flout the law(s), and we will all be shocked when others decide Norwalk is a pretty safe place to break other laws. If you were considering opening a food business in that neighborhood and you saw that somebody with very small investment and practically no overhead was already doing business as your competition how quickly would you commit the money to open your own place ? This administration is supposed to be supportive of existing businesses and people planning to open new businesses. Judge by what they do, not by what they say Bartender
Go back and re-read the handle I use. At my age, I am safely tucked in for the night by the time that trailer shows up on Washington St. I do not have a stake in any of the other businesses that sell food in the neighborhood. And, I lost all interest in the hero business a long time ago.
The fact is, that thing is illegal at many levels. Finding a place where it could be legally parked would help, as there is not much interest in enforcing the street peddlar permit law. If somebody makes a complaint at the right time, you can be certain it will not be parked there again. It might still show up and park somewhere else, but not free illegal parking. If nobody cares enough to make the complaint, it will continue to flout the law(s), and we will all be shocked when others decide Norwalk is a pretty safe place to break other laws.
If you were considering opening a food business in that neighborhood and you saw that somebody with very small investment and practically no overhead was already doing business as your competition how quickly would you commit the money to open your own place ? This administration is supposed to be supportive of existing businesses and people planning to open new businesses.
Judge by what they do, not by what they say

]]> By: Bartender 2009 http://www.yourct.com/2009/11/the-mysterious-affair-of-the-norwalk-street-vending-permit/comment-page-1/#comment-162304 Bartender 2009 Sat, 05 Dec 2009 19:26:36 +0000 http://www.yourct.com/new/?p=5562#comment-162304 Hey Old Timer, Why don't you be the hero and complain if you know so much??? and see if your philosophy works???? they are legit because if they were not they would have been kicked off the street a long time ago!!! and did it ever occur to you that maybe they are in a designated spot???? Hey Old Timer,

Why don’t you be the hero and complain if you know so much??? and see if your philosophy works???? they are legit because if they were not they would have been kicked off the street a long time ago!!! and did it ever occur to you that maybe they are in a designated spot????

]]> By: OLD TIMER http://www.yourct.com/2009/11/the-mysterious-affair-of-the-norwalk-street-vending-permit/comment-page-1/#comment-162126 OLD TIMER Thu, 03 Dec 2009 23:27:47 +0000 http://www.yourct.com/new/?p=5562#comment-162126 I'll bet that guy that just opened a new place down there and had to pay big bucks in lieu of parking for four spaces and is now in discussion with the City who say it should have been for five, is thrilled to see this guy doing business without all that bother. I’ll bet that guy that just opened a new place down there and had to pay big bucks in lieu of parking for four spaces and is now in discussion with the City who say it should have been for five, is thrilled to see this guy doing business without all that bother.

]]> By: OLD TIMER http://www.yourct.com/2009/11/the-mysterious-affair-of-the-norwalk-street-vending-permit/comment-page-1/#comment-162094 OLD TIMER Thu, 03 Dec 2009 13:58:59 +0000 http://www.yourct.com/new/?p=5562#comment-162094 A large part of the story is the fact he is parked in a no parking zone where you and I would get a ticket, and, he has no vendor permit. If I ran a restaurant in the area, paying big rent and taxes, I would be very unhappy about this freeloader (no rent, no taxes, free parking, probably no sales tax permit) competing for my customers, with food at prices I can't match. There are other similar vendors, who park on private property and presumably pay rent. They have problems with Zoning enforcement as a use that requires a zoning permit they don't have. It is not that easy to go into business feeding people without all the required permits, and a considerable investment. There are canteen trucks that drive around and stop at construction sites and other places people are working. They need permits, and they don't park near restaurants and compete for the same customers. There used to be a fleet of them based on Bouton St. Every so often somebody starts up a hot dog business and some do very well, in the right location. In Hartford, there are a number of them flourishing on Elm St every day. New York has lots of them. There is one parked every day outside the Courthouse in Bpt., in a reserved parking zone. (court and law enforcement vehicles only) A large part of the story is the fact he is parked in a no parking zone where you and I would get a ticket, and, he has no vendor permit. If I ran a restaurant in the area, paying big rent and taxes, I would be very unhappy about this freeloader (no rent, no taxes, free parking, probably no sales tax permit) competing for my customers, with food at prices I can’t match. There are other similar vendors, who park on private property and presumably pay rent. They have problems with Zoning enforcement as a use that requires a zoning permit they don’t have. It is not that easy to go into business feeding people without all the required permits, and a considerable investment. There are canteen trucks that drive around and stop at construction sites and other places people are working. They need permits, and they don’t park near restaurants and compete for the same customers. There used to be a fleet of them based on Bouton St. Every so often somebody starts up a hot dog business and some do very well, in the right location. In Hartford, there are a number of them flourishing on Elm St every day. New York has lots of them. There is one parked every day outside the Courthouse in Bpt., in a reserved parking zone. (court and law enforcement vehicles only)

]]> By: popcorn cart http://www.yourct.com/2009/11/the-mysterious-affair-of-the-norwalk-street-vending-permit/comment-page-1/#comment-162023 popcorn cart Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:15:09 +0000 http://www.yourct.com/new/?p=5562#comment-162023 that's what we need a popcorn vendor uummh you just gave me an idea?? that’s what we need a popcorn vendor uummh you just gave me an idea??

]]> By: ladygaga http://www.yourct.com/2009/11/the-mysterious-affair-of-the-norwalk-street-vending-permit/comment-page-1/#comment-162017 ladygaga Wed, 02 Dec 2009 20:05:44 +0000 http://www.yourct.com/new/?p=5562#comment-162017 Enquiring minds want to know what the real story is behind this food vendor??? Why is this story such a big deal???? There is more to this story than a vending cart parked on Washington Street late at night selling food. Most people have no problem with them being there and feeding the hungry public after a night of dancing and drinking alcohol everyone from nightclub owners, restaurant owners, college kids, law enforcement they all buy food off of this cart and from what I hear they are the best around so what's up????????? Enquiring minds want to know what the real story is behind this food vendor??? Why is this story such a big deal???? There is more to this story than a vending cart parked on Washington Street late at night selling food. Most people have no problem with them being there and feeding the hungry public after a night of dancing and drinking alcohol everyone from nightclub owners, restaurant owners, college kids, law enforcement they all buy food off of this cart and from what I hear they are the best around so what’s up?????????

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