Observed arrival · 2026-09-14
Free the Squatch
A Meridian, Idaho snack business documents its fight to restore self-service roadside carts and customer pickups after a code-enforcement shutdown.
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The campaign describes a self-service roadside model in which qualifying homemade products were prepared at home and transferred away from the residence, rather than cooked or served at the cart. The operator says Meridian Code Enforcement ordered the carts, signage, sales, and customer pickups stopped, while also indicating that an off-premises-transfer arrangement did not require a home-occupation permit. The page connects the dispute to Idaho Senate Bill 1283 and a donation campaign benefiting the Idaho Humane Society.
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