Warren courting food vendors for Greenway, MetroParks

WARREN

The people running the Trumbull County MetroParks believe they can make the experience of biking or walking the Western Reserve Greenway or using other MetroParks more enjoyable if they allow vendors to operate food trucks there.

To make that happen, the MetroParks board recently established a permitting process that includes a deadline of 3 p.m. April 24 to submit an application to operate such a truck.

Zachary Svette, operations director for MetroParks, said the organization doesn’t have an operating levy, so inviting vendors to provide food to park visitors is a way to provide an amenity at no cost.

A side benefit will be if the food trucks attract additional visitors, he said.

So far, several potential vendors have obtained a permit application, and one application has been submitted, Svette said.

Read more about the plan in Friday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.