Now I got a little battle brewing over food trucks in christ Church. The Arts Center wants to allow more than thirty food trucks to operate twelve hours a day, seven days a week. But that's upset the local hospo businesses. I feel like their lunch is getting cut. Central City Business Association chair Annabel Turlier is with me.

Now I got a little battle brewing over food trucks in christ Church. The Arts Center wants to allow more than thirty food trucks to operate twelve hours a day, seven days a week. But that's upset the local hospo businesses. I feel like their lunch is getting cut. Central City Business Association chair Annabel Turlier is with me.

Hey, Annabel, good morning.

Hey, Annabel, good morning.

So the basic argument here is that if you're running a normal hospo business, you've got all the overheads, you've got the rent and the rates and all that kind of stuff, and these guys don't, and so it's unfair.

So the basic argument here is that if you're running a normal hospo business, you've got all the overheads, you've got the rent and the rates and all that kind of stuff, and these guys don't, and so it's unfair.

Yeah, that's part of the argument.

Yeah, that's part of the argument.

What's the rest of the argument.

What's the rest of the argument.

Well, you know the Art Center, it's a heritage and cultural site that starts as the university and they're trying to change it to drive through takeaways.

Well, you know the Art Center, it's a heritage and cultural site that starts as the university and they're trying to change it to drive through takeaways.

Is it drive through or walk through walk through? What's the problem with.

Is it drive through or walk through walk through? What's the problem with.

That though, Well, it cheapens it. And like Richard people said, he's got some lands. Is he just popped some caravans on it and lease it out to retail. What's the point. But we're going to be the best city in the world, and now this is like a step backwards looking saying, oh, we're still in recovery most from the earthquake. Earthquake was over a decade ago.

That though, Well, it cheapens it. And like Richard people said, he's got some lands. Is he just popped some caravans on it and lease it out to retail. What's the point. But we're going to be the best city in the world, and now this is like a step backwards looking saying, oh, we're still in recovery most from the earthquake. Earthquake was over a decade ago.

Do you think in terms of competition with the hospow business is the existing hospow businesses is it actually is there much competition or is it catering to a different crowd Like you've got the people who just walking through want a really quick snack on the walk, and then there are other people who have the time to sit down and have a nice leisurely lunch, different crowds.

Do you think in terms of competition with the hospow business is the existing hospow businesses is it actually is there much competition or is it catering to a different crowd Like you've got the people who just walking through want a really quick snack on the walk, and then there are other people who have the time to sit down and have a nice leisurely lunch, different crowds.

Well, you look at Little High, which is sort of modeled off the more like food truck, lots of different options under one roof. I've only got eight eight at Little High. Little High is quiet like this. I would have thought, you know, they would have you know, eight like eight is probably fear for the art center to have, yeah, not twity three.

Well, you look at Little High, which is sort of modeled off the more like food truck, lots of different options under one roof. I've only got eight eight at Little High. Little High is quiet like this. I would have thought, you know, they would have you know, eight like eight is probably fear for the art center to have, yeah, not twity three.

And part of the problem obviously is the fact that this is twelve hours a day, seven days a week, right, would weekends be okay?

And part of the problem obviously is the fact that this is twelve hours a day, seven days a week, right, would weekends be okay?

Oh definitely. And the other part of the problem is actually our businesses are substance. I seen the Arts Center. The Art Center gets is getting five and a half million dollars over the next ten years, and the rate differential for commercial compared to residential is a lot higher.

Oh definitely. And the other part of the problem is actually our businesses are substance. I seen the Arts Center. The Art Center gets is getting five and a half million dollars over the next ten years, and the rate differential for commercial compared to residential is a lot higher.

Yeah, okay, so there's a.

Yeah, okay, so there's a.

Number of arguments here. It's not just about these young like these people with food trucks undercutting the established businesses. There's a number of issues. The Art Center spent a lot of money saying it was a heritage site and they need to save the Art Center, but now they're cheap in it with these caravans.

Number of arguments here. It's not just about these young like these people with food trucks undercutting the established businesses. There's a number of issues. The Art Center spent a lot of money saying it was a heritage site and they need to save the Art Center, but now they're cheap in it with these caravans.

Annabel, thank you for running us through that. I really appreciate us. Annabel Turly, Central City Business Association chairperson. For more from the Mic Asking Breakfast, listen live to news talks that'd be from six am weekdays, or follow the podcast on iHeartRadio.

Annabel, thank you for running us through that. I really appreciate us. Annabel Turly, Central City Business Association chairperson. For more from the Mic Asking Breakfast, listen live to news talks that'd be from six am weekdays, or follow the podcast on iHeartRadio.