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Sarasota News Leader October 26, 2012 Matthes added, "We're certainly not afraid of competition." Nonetheless, he said, the Bonas- tos' overhead would be much lower than that of Village restaurants, so they could offer less expensive fare. "We feel like that's an uneven playing field," Matthes said. A walk-up food service is available in the pla- za with Siesta Market and Siesta Key Hard- ware, catty-corner from the proposed food truck location, Bonasto pointed out. "The only difference is that we are on wheels." THE LOGISTICS Assistant Zoning Administrator Donna Thompson explained in a brief presentation to the board that the truck would be situated on public right of way near the intersection of Canal Road and Calle Menorca. Page 44 Tony Bonasto said they had chosen that loca- tion because they realized a lot of people who park in the municipal lot behind the plaza with the market and hardware store walk up Canal Road to Ocean Boulevard. He also explained that while the truck had been described as being 18 feet wide and 20 feet long, "I don't believe we'd be able to op- erate that vehicle on any street here in Flor- ida …" The actual size, he said, was 8 feet in width and 20 feet in length. The couple would keep the truck in storage when it was not in operation, he said. While the vehicle does have a generator on board for emergency use, he said, the opera- tion routinely would be powered by an invert- er. "It runs absolutely silent," he noted. A Sarasota County staff photograph shows the general area where the Gumbo Mojo food truck own- ers planned to operate in Siesta Village. Photo courtesy Sarasota County