Ice cream trucks could see their hours reduced
A jingle that brings pleasant childhood memories for some has other complaining to their city councilman. Will city council put a stop to the noise?
Ice cream trucks are on the table for discussion at Bakersfield City Council and a new ordinance has been proposed to control their hours of operation. The proposal includes letting the vendors sell ice cream between May and September for longer hours and shortening them for the other months while children are in school.
You may find this music brings back happy memories of childhood. But one Bakersfield woman has had enough. She did not want to be on camera but tells us that it's not the music itself that's riving her crazy, but the drivers who cruise her street night after night blaring this music as late as 10:30 p.m. She couldn't take it anymore and decided to contact her councilman.
Right now the city has no set hours of operation and will consider regulating the times of operation. Fernando Tapia sells ice cream for a living he says the hardships are increasing with rising gas prices, product inflation and now limited hours to sell.
Fernando Tapia, Owner of Tapia Ice Cream Truck, "It won't effect me as much as some of my colleagues because I usually come home when the sun goes down. But some people have no choice but to stay out and make a sale even if that means working late, its their livelihood."
Kandi Sons says she likes the ice cream man but agrees with other people in Bakersfield who think they should not be out so late. " There are situations during school when kids are trying to focus on school and at night when it's late and it is a distraction a disturbance I think it's good to regulate "
Christina Ortiz feels suspicious about ice cream trucks who are out after dark. She says legitimate ice cream vendors shouldn't be impacted by set hours because kids that buy ice cream are out during the day. "Oh yes I think that would be a great thing because if they are doing what they are supposed to be doing for the kids then set hours would be smart, that's when the children are out that's when the business should be running"
Council-members will decide on July 16th whether to change the times the ice cream trucks can conduct business around town.
The proposal includes letting the vendors sell ice cream between May and September for longer hours and shortening them for the other months while children are in school.
Ice cream trucks are on the table for discussion at Bakersfield City Council and a new ordinance has been proposed to control their hours of operation. The proposal includes letting the vendors sell ice cream between May and September for longer hours and shortening them for the other months while children are in school.
You may find this music brings back happy memories of childhood. But one Bakersfield woman has had enough. She did not want to be on camera but tells us that it's not the music itself that's riving her crazy, but the drivers who cruise her street night after night blaring this music as late as 10:30 p.m. She couldn't take it anymore and decided to contact her councilman.
Right now the city has no set hours of operation and will consider regulating the times of operation. Fernando Tapia sells ice cream for a living he says the hardships are increasing with rising gas prices, product inflation and now limited hours to sell.
Fernando Tapia, Owner of Tapia Ice Cream Truck, "It won't effect me as much as some of my colleagues because I usually come home when the sun goes down. But some people have no choice but to stay out and make a sale even if that means working late, its their livelihood."
Kandi Sons says she likes the ice cream man but agrees with other people in Bakersfield who think they should not be out so late. " There are situations during school when kids are trying to focus on school and at night when it's late and it is a distraction a disturbance I think it's good to regulate "
Christina Ortiz feels suspicious about ice cream trucks who are out after dark. She says legitimate ice cream vendors shouldn't be impacted by set hours because kids that buy ice cream are out during the day. "Oh yes I think that would be a great thing because if they are doing what they are supposed to be doing for the kids then set hours would be smart, that's when the children are out that's when the business should be running"
Council-members will decide on July 16th whether to change the times the ice cream trucks can conduct business around town.
The proposal includes letting the vendors sell ice cream between May and September for longer hours and shortening them for the other months while children are in school.
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