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Proposal could change where street vendors do business in Franklin Brinley Hineman, Nashville Tennessean © Samuel M. Simpkins / File / The Tennessean A Nashville councilman is scrapping legislation that would have outlawed the main way the homeless sell The Contributor. City leaders are considering an ordinance that would change how street vendors do business a move that if approved could harm some of the city s most vulnerable residents.  The proposal, which comes amid complaints about vendors selling newspapers in Franklin s downtown district, would ban street vendors from selling within 50 feet of certain restaurants.  Assistant City Administrator Vernon Gerth said during a Board of Mayor and Aldermen work session meeting on April 27 that some residents were concerned about people selling newspapers on sidewalks near outdoor cafes. Alderman Dana McLendon also asked Gerth to look into the possibility of creating an ordinance, but said that he didn t

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