Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2009 11:00:44 -0500
From: marie miler
Subject: Traveling businesses
I was wondering what the rules and regulations are for the local vendors setting up shop along 64 in Pittsboro? It seems that every week their is a new person setting up shop at the old Ford parking lot. It really doesn’t seem fair to me that the coffee van can just park for a few hours and take away business from the General Store Cafe, The drive through coffee shop at
64 and 87 or even the coffee shop at the Brewery.
These people pay taxes, insurance support our community etc, yet someone can park for a few hours and steal away business from someone who is a permanent fixture in Pittsboro. The same is true for the hot dog lady, pie man and even the guy selling Christmas trees. And it is becoming an eyesore to see excess boxes/trash lying around that location. Everyone who owns a business has to adhere to certain rules, regulations, and pay taxes, are they? And please do not tell me that their is enough business for everyone, if they want to be in business, set up a permanent location and see how you would feel if someone came in an stole your business.
I hate to see how these “temporary” people can make a struggling business, suffer even more.
Gene any chance you could do a little investigative work and put it in your paper?