Food fight

To the editor:

Monday’s Marion City Council meeting brought back ugly memories. For a while, I thought David Mayfield was still the mayor.

I can’t understand why the good old boys think they can get away with disrespecting women.

I will say this: I will be at every council for the next 3½ years. Mike Powers didn’t need to remind me that I was not on the council and that the council would make the decisions. I am well aware and this. What a bully!

What Powers needs to know is I am a citizen of Marion and I have a right to speak and in no way will I give up my constitutional right just because he’s a bully.

Any way you look at the food ordinance, That One Place is not a brick-and-mortar restaurant. The county has it classified as a bar / tavern. Yet, Powers says he is classifying it as a brick-and-mortar restaurant.

It is very apparent that Powers does not know the definition of a food truck / trailer.

Once again, he is favoring the good old boys. The one who squeaks the loudest gets his way.

Why discourage new businesses from coming to town? Treating out-of-county food trucks different is a way to discourage them from coming to town.

Kansas Justice Institute, a non-profit law firm that protects food trucks from unfair government regulations, should be contacted and a case filed after the ordinance is approved.

You can reach the firm at (913) 213-5257.

Rules should be the same for all food truck vendors so as not to penalize out-of-county vendors.

It is my hope that Brent Miles will find a house for the food truck lady. She would be more than welcome to come, and I hope she does.

Ruth Herbel
Marion