Mayor rescues lemonade stand from sour foes
Published: August 5, 2005
Here’s a lemon law with a sweet taste to it.
Salem Mayor Stanley J. Usovicz, together with Ryan Decker, 8, Dominic Serino, 11, and the owner of Classy Chassis sausage stand, signed a resolution yesterday that would allow the two boys to operate a lemonade stand at Salem Common.
“First and foremost, it seems to me that it is an American right for a kid to open up a lemonade stand and there was a way that common sense could in fact prevail in this situation,” Usovicz said yesterday.
Decker and Serino were ordered by police Saturday to shut down their lemonade stand for lack of a sales permit, after an employee of Classy Chassis complained the two were infringing upon his customer base.
Under the new resolution, the boys became subcontractors for the sausage vendor and will operate their stand with a legal permit.
“It wasn’t so much a compromise as it was a corporate merger. I think there were a number of hurt feelings on both sides, but the boys were completely thrilled,” Usovicz said.
A clause within the permit states that it is only applicable during the months of July and August, so as not to interfere with school hours that will resume in the fall.
“I think this really represents Salem’s commitment to small business at any level,” Usovicz added.
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