Comments on: Throttling The Good Humor Man. Not.

By: Bob Sentz

Bob Sentz — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 18:57:01 +0000

After reading the MJM the last few days, I had to call today and cancel my subscription after 14 years. They are disgacefully one sided.

By: silverfox

silverfox — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 21:37:55 +0000

“If these trucks are now retail space, then the shopping center has to have extra parking”……..Austin, have you ever attended one of the City of Manassas Zoning hearings??? You might be surprised to learn 75 feet does not mean 75 feet!!! In other words, definitions are NOW interpretations. And at the last weeks land-use committee meeting it was told that the vendors in the shopping center on Grant Avenue submitted site plans which the zoning administrator approved, including the one that is plugged into the light pole for his electrical connection!! so just because extra parking in SUPPOSED to be increased does not mean that is has or ever will.

By: G Man

G Man — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 20:03:07 +0000

I am currently in communication with leasing and management companies of a certain shopping center about the mobile diners. The companies are concerned about the tenants in their stores, reduction of customers to the stores, and the condition of the parking lot, etc. So if these cantinas are continuing to show up, I suggest you talk to a manager of any of the legitimate store, ask for the management company’s phone # and call in to find out IF the chuckwagon has permission to be on the property and give them any details you have.

By: justice

justice — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 19:47:38 +0000

Hmmmm…where should we all meet to dine this evening….so many new places to dine out and so little time.

By: redawn

redawn — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 18:59:59 +0000

i have read the online comments from readers of today’s MJM story and the one on July 6th, they are interesting.
One point that needs to be made about the vendors, it’s the 4 to 5 that were on the same side walk @ the same time, that alone is an issue.
Just drive around and see all the “roach coahes” 2 to a house on the corner of Lomand and Victoria, just insane.
The moblie dinning experience. It is not just in Georgetown South, There was one for the longest time @the Shell station by Global food or in the parking lot near the commuter lot. There is another over by Va Meats past Law’s Acution ( called someting else, I think) before you get to Centreville and they had the table and chairs too.

By: Lafayette

Lafayette — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 18:41:16 +0000

Mark W. Weaver,
Thanks for that report on the “pushcart raid”. That’s great news!!
I’m sorry to say, I doubt we will see this story in MJM, for two days if then.I sure hope I’m wrong. I have to say, I haven’t seen a single one in Westgate for about 48 hours, and I’m loving it! I was hearing those darn bells, DING, DING, DING,DING…..day in and day out.
This is one of many things we can do to make PWC and the 2Cities, less desirable for the illegals.
We need the PWCBOS to vote YES, to Mr. Stirrup’s proposal tomorrow!!!! PWC needs to lead the way NOW!!!!!!!!!

By: justice

justice — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 17:52:27 +0000

When I lived in South America, push cart vendors were everywhere. When I’d walk home from school , there was a particular vendor always waiting to flash his woefully huge penis at all the girls. He sure was proud of his appendage…it was like his best friend. At times he would have it ( his” best friend”) laying in a hot dog bun. THIS is what we will eventually face if we don’t get rid of this crap.

By: Mark W. Weaver

Mark W. Weaver — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 17:34:42 +0000

I happened to be in the Hornbaker Industrial Park this morning, and noticed what looked like a police raid on a warehouse that had the green pushcarts inside. There were several police cars and a number of people standing outside the warehouse talking. And police were talking on radios. I snapped a couple of photos but did not feel comfortable getting too close. Perhaps we will see something about this in the paper tomorrow.

By: Austin

Austin — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 14:38:13 +0000

Greg,

I agree with you the majority of the time, but I do differ a bit on this issue. The city only has three licensed ice cream trucks. One of them is Mike R.’s, who has been licensed for 4 years. He is a U.S. citizen and an employee of one of our federal alphabet agencies. He is a homeowner and businessman, and has a great looking ice cream truck. He only carries pre packaged items for sale. No health risk!

We do need to do something! But we need to think about how to do it and then do it right.

Finally, on the so called zoning rights of the taco truck and others in Georgetown South, retail centers are required to have a certain amount of parking per retail foot. If these trucks are now retail space then the center must have extra parking. These trucks take up spaces, as does there foot traffic. They are probably violating zoning with those trucks on thier lot.

By: Maureen Wood

Maureen Wood — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 14:37:25 +0000

k. o’toole-

Pre-packaged food is not regulated by the health department. But if you see violations with the vendors making food, by all means call the health department on them.

There are 6 ice cream trucks and 2 ice cream push carts that have licenses in the City. One license belongs to a woman, so if you see more than one cart in the City being pushed by a male, then at least one of them isn’t licensed to push that cart. If you call the police will respond.

By: k. o'toole

k. o'toole — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 14:24:59 +0000

Can they be reported to the police for license violation? How about the health department, too?

By: Had to Say

Had to Say — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 13:28:30 +0000

I’ve been a patron of Joe’s for many years and I would never stop in there anymore to order carry out.

If the “taco” truck and the seafood truck picked up their trash maybe the reaction to them might be different. Also these are vending trucks, yet I see them put tables and chairs out and they pretend to be a restaurant.

By: citizenofmanassas

citizenofmanassas — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 12:49:58 +0000

Of the course the MJM also had an article that spotlighted people in favor of keeping the vendors, particularly those located in the parking lot of the shopping center by GTS. The article also gave time to the owners of Joe’s Pizza and subs, and how they are against the vendors since they have impacted their take out business(people are too scared to come to the shop to pick up food).

Funny, how the MJM never has counter-point articles that focus on the negative impact of illegals. But, low and behold, they do when they sense the City is targeting illegals.