WATERTOWN â City Councilwoman Sarah V. Compo sees how popular Food Truck Fridays are in Lowville, and she thinks they also could be a hit in Thompson Park.
Recently, she talked to Kylie S. Peck, chief executive officer of the Greater Watertown-North Country Chamber of Commerce, and Michelle L. Capone, director of regional development for the Development Authority of New York, about starting up some kind of food truck events at the city-owned park this summer.
The councilwoman brought up the subject at Monday nightâs City Council meeting to get input from her colleagues on council about the idea. She suggested it could start as a pilot program to see how it would be received by park-goers.
On Wednesday, the state Department of Labor announced the planned increases to the minimum wage for workers in upstate New York, Long Island and Westchester County will be moving forward, despite calls to pause.
In upstate New York, the minimum wage will increase by 70 cents on Dec. 31, from $11.80 per hour to $12.50. In Long Island and Westchester County, the minimum wage will increase by $1, from $13 per hour to $14 per hour.
In New York City, employers with more than 10 employees had their minimum wage increased to $15 by the end of 2018, and those with fewer than 10 employees had it set to $15 at the end of 2019.