Max called the City of Abq to make sure there were no requirements to setting up again in the Quanz parking lot. Ha!! Apparently it matters to whom you speak at city offices. Two years ago he got someone who told him all we needed was our 501 c 3 letter in case anyone ever asked. That advice served us well the last two years. This year we now need:
- a temporary food license for raw produce
- a solicitors' license
- two passport pictures to put on above mentioned license
- permit for any temporary structures built--two blueprint drawings of each structure
- two site plans for whole site
- administrative amendment for land usage--one copy of original Quanz site plan, five copies of proposed pumpkin stand with all structures, displays, parking, etc.
- a written letter of permission from the owner of Quanz allowing us to use the place
- a letter describing in detail our intentions
Hopefully by December 1st we can get all requirements met to open up the pumpkin stand.
Doesn't pay to inquire.
14 comments:
Isn't that so frustrating? Everyone sells a different story....irritating..grrrr.....hope you all can get it done!!
Wow, that is just crazy. but it is too bad that it works that way. It always depend who you talk to!!
Oh my goodeness!! That's crazy!! That's a lot of things needed!!
Oh my goodness!! Why don't you do all that and jump up and down and do a little dance!! what the heck!! That is crazy!! Maybe Max should call back tomorrow and see if he gets someone else?
WOW!!!! Thats no fun at all.
Distinctly sounds to my suspicious mind like someone at City Hall wants to crush small produce stands completely. Those are seriously excessive requirements, in my mind.
Whatta buncha baloney.
>:(
That's ridiculous! Can you pretend you never asked and play dumb? Sorry, just thinking out loud here:/
But the good news is, you'll also be able to sell zucchini. ;) And possibly carrots.
Government bureaucracy at work! I feel so much better now about government-managed healthcare. (You knew that kind of remark was bound to come up sooner or later, didn't you?!)
That's just crazy! Will you be able to get it all done?
Moly Cow! Ridiculous!
"God is GREAT, Beer is good, and PEOPLE are crazy"...especially pencil pushers. Good luck. It does look doable, just tiresome. We initially had similar problems with selling meat at the farmers market. This year though, some more influential people decided to make a go of it too, and they were able to point out that the requirements were unnecessary. Sooo, my advice, get some influential people.
Isn't beaurocracy swell?
That's just such a shame that they make you go through such hoops. I see people vending on our highways all the time. Have they got all the required permits, I wonder?
City employees must be bored....take names, always helps to throw it back at 'em when they change the rules!
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