Muto A ‘Maybe’ On June 2 Food Truck Bid

WARWICK, RI — Warwick Metropolis Councilman Invoice Muto, just lately recovered from meals poisoning, says his vote on the Meals Truck Bid June 2 is a ‘possibly,’ pending modifications to how meals vehicles are employed for metropolis occasions sooner or later.

“I’m a possibly vote,” stated Muto, who was practically effectively sufficient following a bout of meals poisoning Monday to attend the assembly, however handed out whereas preparing for the night time.

Muto: Meals Truck Bid course of not aggressive sufficient

Wednesday, after the Warwick Faculties Funds Fee assembly, Muto stated he’d prefer to see the meals truck bid course of modified to permit extra metropolis distributors to take part in meals truck occasions. Nonetheless, he stated, he thinks town ought to honor its determination to maneuver ahead with Ocean State Concessions after which change the method going ahead.

Muto referenced Monday’s assembly discussing the difficulty, through which Ocean State Concessions was the one bidder.

“A system that creates just one bidder is just not aggressive sufficient,” Muto stated of the meals truck bid subject.

Additionally, he stated, it doesn’t make sense to him that town isn’t persevering with the apply of awarding licenses for meals truck companies to vend at sure metropolis venues.

“What I heard throughout the Council assembly, town is giving up a ton of income,” Muto stated, referring to Robert Lombardi, proprietor of New England Lemonade in Warwick for 40 years, which has a location on Oakland Seashore Avenue and offers meals truck merchandising. He stated in previous years he has paid to serve lemonade at metropolis areas.

“I gave this metropolis $18,000 for 5 venues. Waterfront, Metropolis Park, Mickey Stevens, Conimicut Level, Rocky Level, he stated.