Rochester City Hall passed a new food truck law permitting food trucks to set up shop in a designated downtown zone for a $150 license fee and a $1,100 franchise fee.
While Mayor Ardell Brede expressed his preference for traditional, stationary restaurants, many Rochester residents and Mayo Clinic employees asked the council to bring food carts to the downtown area, according to the StarTribune.
Nearly 35,000 people work in downtown Rochester.
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