The Altamont Enterprise is reporting for the first time, food and refreshment vendors will be able to sell their products along the nine-mile long Albany County Helderberg-Hudson Rail Trail on food trucks, carts or temporary stands. Requests for proposals are due July 10. A total of six vendors will be selected by lottery for two locations at each of the three trailheads in Albany, Slingerlands and Voorheesville. Six qualified vendors who meet health, insurance and other criteria will be issued permits for one month at a time. At the end of each month, six new permits will be issued at random until Oct. 12. Hours of operation for each business will be limited to 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Sunday through Saturday. Anyone interested in submitting a proposal may contact the Albany County Department of General Services Purchasing Division at 518-447-7140. Read the full story in the Altamont Enterprise.