Food trucks could be rolling into Wright City soon.Wright City officials said they recently received an inquiry for a food truck license from Imo’s Pizza. According to Treasurer Karen Girondo, there have been inquiries before for food trucks in the city, but the companies did not pursue a business license. The board decided to table the issue so the city attorney could do more research and draft definitions for food trucks as opposed to ice cream trucks.As of Wednesday, there have been no objections from traditional restaurants, according to city officials.Girondo says that may be because no licenses have been issued yet. “From what I’ve read in newspapers, some traditional restaurants do not like (food trucks) parking near their businesses,” Girondo said. The Wright City Area Chamber of Commerce discussed the subject of food trucks at its Aug. 17 meeting, but had no comment to The Record other than to give its organization’s mission statement: “to promote the economic, civic, commercial, industrial and welfare of the Wright City Area.”Telephone and email messages left with two local restaurants were not returned. Asked if the food trucks, which are increasing in popularity both in Missouri and across the country, put traditional restaurants at a disadvantage, Girondo said, “It is certainly a cheaper way to get into the restaurant business.”The Wright City Board of Aldermen on Aug. 12 decided it needed more time to research the pros and cons of the mobile fast food restaurants before drafting a specific ordinance pertaining to food trucks.Board members wanted any ordinances to differentiate between ice cream trucks and Schwann trucks, which normally do not park in town, and a food truck which may park in one place for an hour or more. Another consideration would be where food trucks may park.“We don’t want them in a residential neighborhood,” said City Attorney Paul Rost.Rost also said the board may want to make the licensing process considerable enough that those applying for licenses would be serious vendors and not quit after a week or two.City officials were unsure what kind of license would apply to food trucks.Schwann drivers must get a regular business license, said City Clerk Christine Martin. But there is also a license that allows a vendor to sell produce off the back of a truck.“It’s a little confusing how to differentiate the two,” said Rost.“And with prepared food, the health department will get involved,” said Martin.Currently only Imo’s Pizza has expressed interest in acquiring a food truck license, but there has been considerable interest in the past, Martin said.The city would receive sales tax from the trucks.Wright City Board Mulls Food Trucks