The White Cottage, the dining and dairy bar that has been a local institution for nearly 70 years, will operate a food truck alongside The Green across from the Windsor County Courthouse in Woodstock Village for five days a week from early June through Columbus Day.
White Cottage owner John Hurley of Killington, who has operated the popular West Woodstock eatery for nearly four decades, told the Village Trustees last week that he plans to set up a trailer-style food truck in two parking spaces across the street from the courthouse, facing against oncoming traffic along that side of The Green so that staff can serve patrons on the sidewalk from a passenger-side window. The trustees have directed Hurley to work out a parking plan, fee structure, and any other attendant costs with the Woodstock Police Department.
Hurley said he plans to serve “about 80 percent of the White Cottage’s menu, except ice cream,” from the food truck Thursday through Monday from 11 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. While the 30 flavors of ice cream that the White Cottage serves at its home location will be missed by village customers, the food truck crew will still offer the eatery’s traditional fare of char-broiled burgers, homemade onion rings, whole belly clams, and other delectables.
While Hurley’s food truck plan drew opposition from residents of The Green and a downtown business owner at the Village Trustees meeting on Tuesday, May 13, it’s still a go beginning in early June. Trustees chair Seton McIlroy noted that there are no ordinances or regulations governing food trucks in the village, nor does the White Cottage mobile operation require a peddler’s license.
During public comment, several people voiced opposition to the White Cottage’s food truck as proposed, citing both logistical and aesthetic concerns.
For more on this, please see our May 22 edition of the Vermont Standard.
