LAMBERTVILLE: Food trucks event may be coming back

October plan could get OK Tuesday

By John Tredrea, Special Writer
Food truck time is on the near horizon for Lambertville. Actually, food trucks — 15 of them — is more like what it’ll really be.
Mayor David DelVecchio said Saturday that the agenda of the City Council’s Aug. 19 agenda will include a vote to approve the food truck event.
"It’ll be supported by the Council at our meeting," the mayor predicted. "It will take place on Thursday, Oct. 16, from 5 to 10 p.m., on Union Street."
Union Street will be closed while 15 food trucks line up on one side of the street. On the opposite side of the street, a number of restaurants will be open.
"Both fresh food and prepared food will be offered for sale from the trucks," the mayor said. "It’ll be a nice event for the city."
Other towns, including nearby Hopewell Borough, have held food truck events that have been well received by residents. The Lambertville Area Chamber of Commerce sponsored its first NiteFare street food festival in June, and it was deemed a success.
People the world over have long been concerned about the trees on their property, near their property and in their communities. Sometimes those trees have to be trimmed back due to the proximity of utility wires. Sometimes the wires run right through the upper portion of trees.
In response to concerns voiced by many Lambertville residents, city officials, the city planner and members of the city’s shade tree commission met recently with Jersey Central Power and Light on that the utility company’s tree trimming program, the mayor said.
Officials said that JCP&L agreed to work more closely with the city on providing a schedule for its tree-trimming work, including streets and dates. Any homeowner may request, through the city, that a member of the shade tree commission be present while JCP&L crews are in that homeowner’s immediate area.
Officials urged homeowners not to try to trim trees near power lines on their own and not to hire a private contractor for that work, since many contractors do not have the proper certifications for working near the power lines.