The White Cottage Red Door shop in Gibraltar remains closed due to COVID-19, but the past week has been a good one. The retailer took on town hall and won in a case that has received national attention. The store's attorneys included representatives from the Institute for Justice, based in Arlington, Virginia, along with Randy Nesbitt from Sturgeon Bay's Pinkert Law Firm. Judge Todd Ehlers ruled Thursday that the Town of Gibraltar's ordinances put an undue economic burden on food truck operations. White Cottage Red Door had proposed to set up a mobile kitchen in its parking lot and secured all of the necessary permits to begin cooking in 2018. Just as the burners got turned up, Gibraltar passed new restrictions that subjected the food truck to fines of $500 per day. It enacted another ordinance in 2019 that was also struck down.
White Cottage Red Door did not open this season, and will not do so even with the recent court win. The goal is to be back for summer 2021 while serving up some on-the-go meals on the side. More information can be found at the White Cottage Red Door Facebook post below.
Photo courtesy of the White Cottage Red Door Facebook page.
