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Studying temp vendor rules
Draft of new city ordinance is being considered
W 081815 TEMP BUSINESSES file 2
Stephanie Eillis, center, answers questions about her merchandise at Ellis Open Market on Northside Drive Saturday.
Flea markets and seasonal stands have experienced a regulatory holiday in Statesboro this summer while the city develops new regulations for temporary vendors. Council members and Mayor Jan Moore instructed city employees in early June not to enforce requirements such as a $35 permit fee until the proposed ordinance can be adopted. But as officials admitted during a City Council work session Aug. 4, the city didn't have much in the way of rules for these types of businesses in the first place.
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