Paperwork, please: Main in Motion vendors told to get temporary permits

MONTROSE — They wanted to provide free snacks for Main in Motion attendees Thursday. Instead, two local banks found their treat tables shuttered because they did not have the temporary permits required by law.

Montrose County Environmental Health Manager Richard Thompson said he had no choice but to ask Wells Fargo to stop handing out cotton candy, or to tell NuVista Federal Credit Union to hold the Sno Cones.

"We did ask a couple people to stop until they got their licenses," he said. "They can get a temporary license for a short time."

Neither bank could be reached prior to deadline Friday.

Thompson said he didn't make anyone throw the snack items away and he had tried to make sure all vendors knew the requirements in advance of the event.

"I tried to get a list of everyone that was serving food from the chamber ahead of time. Those two weren't on there. I just asked them to stop. It's protecting the public health. We don't want people to get sick," he said.

Montrose Area Merchants Association Director Juli Messenger said it would have been preferable had Thompson contacted the Main in Motion board with his concerns.

She said Main in Motion makes every effort to comply with state regulations, but that confusion is inevitable when there are many vendors.

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