Friday, April 16, 1999
Ice cream issue to cool for a month
Anderson considering ban on trucks
BY ALLEN HOWARD
The Cincinnati Enquirer
ANDERSON TOWNSHIP — Trustees have given a reprieve to ice cream trucks — at least until a public meeting next month.
After receiving many calls Thursday, township trustees decided Thursday night to delay action on a resolution that would have banned ice cream truck vendors and other door-to-door vendors in the township. They set a public hearing for 6:30 p.m. May 20.
“I think it is appropriate to give everyone a chance to dis cuss this issue,” said Russ Jackson, trustees president.
The resolution would not prohibit solicitation by church groups or scouts.
No ice cream truck vendors showed up for the trustees meeting Thursday night, but supporters spoke up.
“I never found them offensive,” said Thomas Cuttmer of the 2100 block of Candlemak er Drive. “The ice cream truck is Americana. ... If the music is loud, it can be controlled by a noise law.”
A former township trustee thinks the idea of banning ice cream trucks is silly.
“This is nothing but an abuse of government power,” said Robert Dorsey of the 1000 block of Witt Road. Mr. Dorsey was a trustee for 20 years.
Frederick Kiel, township attorney, said township officials have received many complaints about pressure used by door-to-door vendors, the noise of ice cream trucks and safety issues involving children running after the trucks.
Mr. Kiel said an existing resolution allowing the township to license vendors is practically ignored.
At township officials' urging, Rep. Jackie O'Brien, R-Cincinnati, sponsored state legislation passed last year that gave townships the authority to prohibit transient vendors.
Mrs. O'Brien represents the 37th Ohio House District, which includes Anderson Township. The law took effect March 31.
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