A local law regarding alcohol on village property and another related to food trucks in Fredonia are each set for public hearings next week.

Per language within village law, people aren’t allow to consume alcohol at a public place within Fredonia. Exceptions within current code read that people can consume alcohol during a family gathering at Russell Joy Park, provided they receive special permission from the village board or the police department. Alcohol can also be consumed within the bounds of a neighborhood block party, so long as there’s prior approval by the village board.

A proposal before the Fredonia Village Board of Trustees would add a section to its alcoholic beverages code stating that the board in its discretion can suspend provisions within the chapter in a designated area of the village for a designated public event. The board would approve or deny, by resolution, all applications for alcohol sales under this exception and determine the requirements of such applications.

A committee comprised of village officials met to discuss allowing alcohol consumption on village property for events. Through those discussions, Trustee Kara Christina said the village attorney came up with some language to tweak the code so the village can allow, within reason and certain guidelines, alcohol in the park for a certain event.

As for food trucks, Trustee Roger Britz Jr. said a committee worked to hammer out a good local law that establishes procedure and guidelines. Mobile food trucks operating within the village would need to obtain a license from the village. They’d also need to have a background check and a license from the county Health Department to operate.

Food truck businesses would pay $500 to the village in order to operate for a year. Local restaurant owners who wished to operate a food truck would have their fees waived.

In addition, food trucks wouldn’t be able to operate within 100 feet of another restaurant or food establishment.

“A lot of communities have (laws) in place,” Britz Jr. said. “This was the right time to put something on our books.”

Both local laws were tabled by the village board during last month’s meeting to allow for a public hearing June 11 at village hall.