Jasper City Attorney Mark RainesJASPER, Tenn. — Concerns about unlicensed vendors at the city’s Christmas parade prompted the Jasper Board of Mayor and Aldermen to investigate the issue.
Last month, city officials said unidentified and unlicensed peddlers were weaving through parade traffic, selling various items such as lighted toys and balloons to every willing buyer they could find.
Mayor Billy Simpson said the way the vendors darted in and out of traffic at the parade was “really a hazard.”
Last week, the board voted unanimously to revise the existing ordinance to require a $50 application fee instead of $20 and a $50 fine plus court costs for each day someone violates the town’s current vendor law.
The board will vote on the changes at its next meeting Feb. 13.