Councilwoman Gauthier Rebukes City Responsibility In Drexel’s Food Truck Crackdown

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After Drexel attributed their actions regarding field nutrient trucks to nan longstanding laws of Philadelphia and urged students to scope retired to nan Philadelphia City Council, District 3 councilmember Jamie Gauthier responded that Drexel was not being told to enforce these laws. She alternatively urged nan assemblage to perceive to its students and community.

Gauthier explained that while nan metropolis does person a rule preventing nutrient trucks from parking overnight, it is intentionally enforced selectively. This connection contradicts claims made by nan Drexel management astatine Monday’s forum that nan deficiency of enforcement was purely owed to a deficiency of resources successful nan PPA and metropolis police.

In an interview pinch Fox News, she expressed disappointment and vexation pinch Drexel for not listening to their students and targeting these nutrient trucks.

“I was somewhat dismayed that they were telling nan student organization this was because of thing that I did,” Gauthier stated. “I would ne'er beryllium a portion of immoderate activity to push nutrient trucks disconnected of nan field and successful truth I would dream that Drexel would reverse people connected this but if they don’t, I’m going to beryllium exploring legislative options to make judge we proceed to invited nutrient trucks to West Philadelphia.”

The City’s Department of Licenses and Inspections, different group cited by Drexel to beryllium a cardinal subordinate successful this situation, told Fox News that “Drexel University is performing nan enforcement, truthful they would beryllium nan due contact.”

Gauthier followed this question and reply pinch a post connected Instagram further pressing Drexel to extremity targeting these beloved field nutrient establishments.