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City of Edina 4801 W. 50th St. Edina, MN 55424
Contact: Kaylin Eidsness, Senior Communications Coordinator
Phone 952-833-9537 keidsness@EdinaMN.gov EdinaMN.gov
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
City Seeks Online Comments on Food Trucks
Edina, Minn., May 23, 2017 – The City’s next online discussion will be available at SpeakUpEdina.org
beginning June 1. The discussion, which focuses on food trucks in Edina, will be available until June 30.
In 2014, Edina City Council amended City ordinance to allow food trucks in Edina as long as they are an
accessory to a taproom, winery, distillery, cocktail room or part of an event, such as a tournament or art fair,
with prior approval from the City. However, other cities, including Minneapolis, allow food trucks to park
around and serve the community more freely, but with limitations.
In this discussion, the City asks residents:
Should the City allow food trucks to operate independent of an event in Edina? Why or why not?
If food trucks were allowed to operate independent of an event, should they be restricted to certain
areas of the city? Where would you like to see them?
Should there be protection in place for brick-and-mortar businesses against mobile food trucks? If so,
what?
The feedback from this discussion will be compiled and presented to the City Council July 18. Note that the
City is not proposing a change at this time.
This month, the City has been gathering feedback on water conservation. The City asked residents how they
conserve water at their home, apartment or work; what challenges they face when trying to conserve water;
how the City can encourage water conservation; and because weather is becoming more extreme with heavy
rains and long, hot droughts making it a challenge to manage turf, what alternatives to traditional lawns and
lawn care practices have they implemented and what would they be willing to try? The feedback from this
discussion will be compiled and presented to the City Council June 20.
To weigh in on a discussion, visit SpeakUpEdina.org.
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