[MarignyBywater] Fwd: Taco Truck

[Geoff Coats]

Really?! This is our quality of life issue? The fact we can buy some
food on Frenchman Street?

Silly me. I thought it was getting mugged or having our neighbors
gunned down in the streets or in their houses.

Guess I was looking at the wrong issues.

Here's an idea: Have you spoken to the proprietor? I'm not being flip
here. How many times in the years I have lived here have I seen issues
like this discussed on line or in FMIA meetings -- where everyone is
"outraged" -- without anyone walking up to the person and just asking
-- Hey, any chance you could have your people clean this up at the end
of each night? He might not do it but it is a good place to start --
the human-to-human level should never be overlooked. There is always
an opportunity to escalate later if you need to.

Best,
Geoff

On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 10:28 PM, karl barrett<kigung at gmail.com> wrote:
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: karl barrett <kigung at gmail.com>
> Date: Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 10:11 PM
> Subject: Taco Truck
> To: marignybywater-request <marignybywater-request at marigny.org>
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> There is a quality of life issue I am hoping someone can help solve. Every
> Friday and Saturday night a taco truck sets up at the corner of Frenchmen
> and Royal street, in the 700 block of Frenchmen. The problem is that the
> taco truck patrons drop trash all along the Frenchmen and Royal sidewalks
> bordering Washington square, and toss it into the park. The driver does not
> pick up the trash. Even if he did pick up every piece of trash, which he
> wont, how is this fair to anyone on Frenchmen paying rent, property taxes,
> employee costs, and trash pick up? There are plenty of spaces available for
> development on Frenchmen for a new business. Also, the "van" has no tags or
> plates, what's up with that? If you lived in the 700 block would you want
> food trash and the rats it attracts in front of your home? If this guy has
> paid someone off or he is related to a local politico, could he at least be
> moved into the 600 block so you can make your street cleaner clean up his
> mess? Thanks All
>
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