A vendor will be allowed to continue to sell Chicago-style hot dogs along Douglas Road in Montgomery as a result of a tie-breaking vote cast by Village President Matt Brolley during a village board meeting Monday evening, Aug. 24.
Brolley cast his vote after board members deadlocked in 3-3 tie-over Georgie's Chicago Hot Dogs' request for a stationary food vendor license.
Board members Dan Gier, Denny Lee and Tom Betsinger voted in favor of issuing the license while board members Theresa Sperling, Steve Jungermann and Doug Marecek cast negative ballots.
The hot dog stand is located along the east side of Douglas Road in the U-Haul rental facilities parking lot and operates during daytime hours under two umbrellas.
Richard Young, the village's community development director, told the board the hot dog stand owners have obtained permission from both the U-Haul to operate in the firm's parking lot and a permit from the Kendall County Health Department.
"We could have shut this down because they didn't have the proper licensing, but we asked him to file this application for review by the board tonight and go forward from there," Young said.
Betsinger told Young he appreciated village staff working with the vendor instead of "citing him and telling him to go home." He added, "I don't have an issue with the application."
Marecek, however, noted that the vendor is located immediately adjacent to the former Pizza Hut building which is targeted for renovation by a new restaurant.
"I'm against putting somebody who has no overhead costs beyond a $100 permit fee, no wastewater, no electric bill, no property tax bill to put them virtually in the parking lot of a brick and mortar building that's going to try and open and establish itself in our community. So I'm against it," Marecek said.
"I agree with Doug (Marecek), I'm against it as well," said Jungermann.
Gier said he drove past the vendor's location earlier in the day Monday and found it operating out of a van with a pull behind trailer. He said two umbrellas were attached to the trailer.
"It didn't look like anything that would take away from a brick and mortar restaurant," Gier said. "It's just a small set up. He's opened up like three hours a day, seasonally. There is a whole, different clientele that goes to a hot dog stand. Typically I see contractors stop by and grab a bite or a UPS man getting a little pick-me-up or something like that. So I really don't have a problem with food vendors."
However Gier said he would have concerns with food vendors if too many locate in the same area.
Sperling noted that the vendor competes with the Dairy Queen restaurant located directly across the street since they both sell hot dogs.
Brolley, however, took a different view.
"Especially at this time probably every sale in every restaurant is critical and vital to the success of that restaurant, but I'm not convinced that a taco stand or hot dog stand that is open a few hours a day is going to put you out of business," Brolley said.
By approving the permit, Brolley said he believes the board is "supporting opportunity for local residents and start-up businesses.
"Who knows?" Brolley asked. "Maybe this turns into a brick and mortar business some day."
August 26, 2020 at 03:50AM
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