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PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Sergei Ronowski, Member of Street Vendor Project
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Sergei Ronowski, a street vendor since 1995 and member of the Street Vendor Project, testified in support of increasing the number of street vendor licenses. He argued that this would generate profit for the city and allow 20,000 street vendors to better support their families.
- Ronowski requested a hearing for the Street Vendor Project reform package to move forward
- He read names from the general vendor merchandise waiting list, which has over 20,000 people
- The testimony highlighted the significant demand for street vending licenses and the potential economic impact of reform
Sergei Ronowski
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It's on?
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It's on?
1:35:44
Hello, guys.
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My name is Sergei Ronowski, and I am street vendor since 1995.
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And and I'm a member of street vendor project.
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And I believe increasing of the number of the license will generate some profit for the city and also allow to 20,000 street vendors to meet the end, which they cannot do it right now.
1:36:27
It's not too much it's not too much when this make the enough money to support the families.
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So I asking you to please give us a hearing so what the state vendor project reform package can be moved forward.
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And I'm going to use a reminder of my time to read from the general vendor Merchandise.
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Merchandise vendor waiting list, which I see I see is this over 20,000 people.
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So it's not it's a Mohammed Ali, Liqin, you, Fatamata Kaba, Issam Wahab, Wissim Yu, Kichim Lam, Farid Ahmed, Rina Akter, Shivan Lam, Amar, Travalli, and many other ones.