City backpedals on halting Merriman Mall vending

Vendors selling along the Merriman Mall stretch between Light and Cummings streets. (Keno George photo)

Just days after announcing plans to end vending along a strip of the Merriman Mall, Town Clerk Royston King yesterday said that vendors would be allowed to resume selling in two weeks, with the conditions that their operations are clean and environmentally-friendly.

King’s announcement came in light of recent protest action by the vendors, following a move by the city to end vending activities in the strip between Orange Walk and Cummings Street.

“We are trying to keep a balance between people and their livelihoods along with a clean healthy and safe city. This is all what it is about and we are seeking your cooperation to achieve this mission and goal,” King told representatives of the vendors during a