Council finalizes peddler policy, reviews current projects

At last week’s regular meeting, the Sundance City Council decided no changes are needed to the ordinance that governs peddler activity within town limits. Clerk Treasurer Kathy Lenz had brought the issue to the council’s attention, sharing her concern about salespeople who ask for permission to sell their wares door-to-door.

Lenz and Police Chief Marty Noonan described recent situations in which background checks were unsuccessful because the person lied or had a fake identification. On one such occasion, said Lenz, a person came in to follow the process of obtaining a peddler permit while “th...