Members of Lansford Alive have questioned the borough council’s plans to change the organization’s concert series.

Borough council members said they wanted to “enhance” the concerts, but will let Lansford Alive operate the event as it has in the past.

Borough council met for committee meetings Tuesday night.

Lansford Alive members brought up a recent vote by council to explore adding food trucks to music in the park.

“We had a very successful event for 8-9 years, we’re ready to do it again, the committee is set up, we’re booking bands. All of the sudden we have a monkey wrench thrown in, the borough wants food trucks,” said Bob Silver, a Lansford Alive member.

The Lansford Alive Events Committee has held free concerts in the borough’s Kennedy Park for nearly a decade, with permission from the borough. It operates a food stand to help fund the event.

Lansford Alive President Chris Ondrus said he was concerned that council members were replacing the food stand with outside food vendors, and discussed moving the event to the Lansford Pool.

Ondrus said that the Events Committee has also used money from the events to improve the park. He said Lansford Alive has made numerous other contributions to the community.

“I ask that you reconsider and allow us to hold any kind of festivals and music in the park, and that we can go and be able to cook food down there, and bring enjoyment to people on Sunday evening,” Ondrus said.

Gwyn Collevechio, chair of the council’s parks and recreation committee, said that council’s goal was to add to the success of the series by bringing in bands with a larger draw. Having food trucks would bring in additional revenue to fund the concerts.

“I wanted to get better bands, to bring people from other towns to see music in the park, to see our town, to start to come here so we have more people coming into our town,” she said.

Last month when council proposed adding food trucks, Councilwoman Jennifer Staines said it would be in place of Lansford Alive’s own food stand. Collevechio said she wanted to attract more people to the concerts, and that food trucks would provide better food safety.

Councilman Martin Ditsky said he didn’t know if the nonprofit had people with food handling certifications.

On Tuesday, Lansford Alive members cited a state law that says nonprofits don’t need the same certification as other food vendors.

Council Vice President John Turcmanovich said that both groups are interested in helping the town, and asked whether it was possible for the parks and recreation committee and Lansford Alive to work together to make the event more successful.

Ondrus said that would be possible, but that the nonprofit, not council, is responsible for planning the concerts.

“It’s a Lansford Alive event. Anyone here can join Lansford Alive, and go to a Lansford Alive meeting,” he said.