Uptown Columbus appears to be caught in a lie, as their partner organization admits to the high fees charged to Columbus food trucks in years past.
The Atlanta-based partner of Uptown Columbus Inc.’s food truck festival admitted that local Columbus trucks were in fact charged a hefty $500 vendor’s fee in their own hometown, raising questions as to why Uptown continues to deny the occurrence.
In an Instagram comment made by the Atlanta-based partner who is largely responsible for organizing the event, a staff member inadvertently admitted to the high rates charged to Columbus food truck vendors in at least the single year of 2018.
While the staff member’s attitude was snarky in an effort to downplay the truth and the Muckraker’s reporting, the comment does — beyond any shadow of a doubt — admit to Columbus food truck vendors being charged the high $500 fee to vend in their own town’s food truck festival.
Meanwhile, Uptown Columbus Inc. continues to deny the high fees were ever charged, appearing to outwardly lie in their Facebook comments when questioned about it by the public. Uptown’s comments directly contradict the admission made by their Atlanta-based partner, who stated Columbus trucks were in fact charged a $500 fee.
Uptown Columbus Inc. continued to dodge the questions of the public, refusing to address the previous hefty fee and downplay its occurrence. Instead, Uptown punted by focusing on how “transparent” their pricing now is for the current year while covering up their previous transgressions.
The transparency of their rates appears to be the first publicly-posted example of how Uptown now chooses to charge local vendors. The information previously was not available to the public and appeared to be individually communicated to vendors as they applied — a suspicious practice indeed.
This isn't the first time Uptown Columbus Inc. has attempted to silence the Muckraker’s reporting. Uptown also recently tried to silence the Muckraker’s photographic evidence of vandalism, trash, and destruction of the Dragonfly Trail Network and the RiverWalk. Uptown stated the “article was a lie,” despite the complete published photo series which tends to speak for itself.
We’ll leave you again with the admission of Uptown’s Atlanta-based partner, which states that Columbus food trucks were in fact charged a $500 fee in the past. We’ll trust in you as the reader to draw your own conclusions from your preponderance of the evidence.
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