Sundance banishes peddler permits

Most of the time, when someone comes to City Hall asking for permission to sell their wares door-to-door, everything turns out fine. That’s not always the case, though, said Clerk-Treasurer Kathy Lenz last week as she asked for the council’s guidance on whether the city peddler permit needs to be revisited.

Lenz explained the process that is followed and the potential flaws within it.

“When they come in we ask for their ID, we give it to [Police Chief Marty Noonan] and Marty runs background checks,” she said.

This, Lenz explained, not only throws up any potential issues in the person’s history...