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<p>[QUOTE="daveolson36, post: 11508209, member: 301459"]Thanks for both your posts!!! </p><p><br /></p><p>The zoning has been taken care of. As for the shuttle bus driver that is still up for discussion. Whether we hire that person ourselves or work out a partnership with a local transport service etc. Risks on both sides of the spectrum but it is something we are talking through. </p><p><br /></p><p>We thought about the food truck idea which somebody else mentioned above but I've gotten mixed reviews so far for the concept. Some truckers I have talked to said they'd gladly pay for parking and if they had a shuttle bus to the truck stop even better. If not for our lot they wouldn't be able to find parking anywhere close to the truck stop so by use having a lot so close it would give them access to the truck stop they otherwise could not access. I've had others say they'd never pay for parking and would rather find an alley. We don't have to appeal to everyone and with truck parking being in such high demand it wouldn't take much to fill the lot. </p><p><br /></p><p>I will say it might be a mix of local (monthly) truckers as well as a section for the over the road (nightly) truckers. If we have 200 spots then we'd have 50 for nightly and 150 for monthly or something to that effect.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="daveolson36, post: 11508209, member: 301459"]Thanks for both your posts!!! The zoning has been taken care of. As for the shuttle bus driver that is still up for discussion. Whether we hire that person ourselves or work out a partnership with a local transport service etc. Risks on both sides of the spectrum but it is something we are talking through. We thought about the food truck idea which somebody else mentioned above but I've gotten mixed reviews so far for the concept. Some truckers I have talked to said they'd gladly pay for parking and if they had a shuttle bus to the truck stop even better. If not for our lot they wouldn't be able to find parking anywhere close to the truck stop so by use having a lot so close it would give them access to the truck stop they otherwise could not access. I've had others say they'd never pay for parking and would rather find an alley. We don't have to appeal to everyone and with truck parking being in such high demand it wouldn't take much to fill the lot. I will say it might be a mix of local (monthly) truckers as well as a section for the over the road (nightly) truckers. If we have 200 spots then we'd have 50 for nightly and 150 for monthly or something to that effect.[/QUOTE]
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