OBSERVER Photo by M.J. Stafford A couple of food trucks, including this one, have set up shop in downtown Fredonia recently.

Fredonia’s officials long wanted to tweak the village’s food truck regulations. The appearance of two trucks in the shadow of Village Hall apparently renewed their motivation.

The trucks — a kettle corn purveyor and a Spanish food stand — have set up shop on Church Street almost every day for weeks now. The trucks usually remain parked on the street after closing for the day. The parking spots are not metered, and there is apparently no law or regulation requiring the trucks to ever leave.

Without mentioning the Church Street duo by name, the village Board of Trustees spent time at a workshop last week discussing ways to require food trucks to move overnight.

“I mostly wanted to get this as a starter to the discussion,” Trustee Ben Brauchler said. “I’m not married to the language, but I think we need to do something to limit the length of time a food truck can park in the village.”

Trustee Jon Espersen said he agreed with Brauchler, and had a long discussion with Charles LaBarbera, the village’s top code enforcement officer, about the issue. Espersen noted that all food truck owners must sign an agreement with the village before doing business there.

“We just add a sentence to that agreement to the effect of, all food trucks shall be removed at the end of a business day unless participating in an event,” Espersen suggested.

He said the trucks could move to the municipal lot on Water Street overnight.

Trustee Nicole Siracuse suggested trucks be required to move at 10 p.m., not the end of the business day, to avoid confusion.

Mayor Michael Ferguson noted that trustees were considering two resolutions on the overall food truck issue. “This is an immediate (bandage) to the current situation. I think we really have to do a deeper dive on this to be part of this zoning and code enforcement,” he said.

Trustee Michelle Twichell suggested tabling the resolutions, stating that they will not take effect until next year anyway. “As the mayor has said, I would like this reviewed by the zoning or planning departments,” she said.

The rest of the trustees agreed with her and the resolutions were tabled. “But we need to have something in place before the next cycle starts,” Brauchler said.