Barrington officials are considering tweaking local law to attract more food trucks to the village.
“We’re taking it under advisement, as we say,” Village President Karen Darch said as an informal food truck discussion concluded this week.
Current village code allows ice cream vendors but places limitations on food trucks. To operate in Barrington, a licensed truck must be associated with a special event as defined by the village or be from a permanent food establishment in town.
As researched by Melanie Marcordes, assistant to the village manager, one option would be to only allow food trucks adjacent certain taverns. The licensed trucks would be allowed to use village right of way outside the taverns that receive more than half their retail revenue from alcohol sales.
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