[RANT] Small Town Politics Screwed My Business Over

Sorry I just need somewhere to vent. I live in a small town so I don’t need the towns council getting upset with my business. I run a small Mexican restaurant. A few weeks before our town’s Carnival, the mayor let’s call him Peter came into our place multiple times and told my mom we’d be the only food vendor there. But word got around that John, the Public Works Director who also owns a hotdog stand, was going to be there instead. I tried calling Peter twice, left voicemails, even stopped by the village office nothing. He finally called me and confirmed we were in, along with a chips and salsa vendor and John. I said that was totally fine. He asked if I had my permit, I told him no but I’d take care of it right away which I did, and paid for. I spent the next week ordering supplies and food. Then the day of setup, I show up and the public works guys are friendly but don’t know where I’m supposed to go. They ask John, and he says we’re not on the list anymore says we’d be too much “competition” for the chips and salsa vendor. I told him Peter said we were good, showed him the call, and John just starts blowing up Peter’s phone before driving off. Peter eventually shows up and says he’ll come by my restaurant to explain. Never did. Still hasn’t. No refund. No communication. Just silence. This is what happens when town officials play favorites and run events like it’s their backyard barbecue. Small businesses deserve better. What do you guys recommend I do? Just take the high road and let them push my business around?