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Vegas » 02 Dec 2022, 11:16 pm » wrote: ↑

02 Dec 2022, 11:16 pm

There is a raging debate going on in my beloved county. We are trying to decide if this is a conflict of interest. 

One of our commissioners is adamant about banning food trucks on the basis of health code violations. However, he is also the president of a non-profit restaurant association that is mostly funded, or maybe even fully funded, by a network of the high-end restaurants on the strip (MGM, Wynn, Etc...). 

A lot of food trucks tend to park within walking distance just off the strip. They do great business. 

So, the commissioner wants these food trucks banned, but also is the president of a highly influential restaurant association that is funded by high-end restaurants on the strip, which just happens to be where quite a few food trucks park themselves. 

Is that a conflict of interest?