Sergio Faraon: «At the September Festival we respect the anti-Covid rules while the center is crowded. In the end, this penalized us compared to International Street Food “
VITTORIO VENETO. Salsa did not like Piazza del Popolo at all. The green pass selected the attendees of the Settembrina Festival, perfectly organized and with a cuisine that is more appreciated every year (such as the tenderloin evening); numerous reservations are skipped due to the lack of vaccination certificate. Not far away, Piazza del Popolo, was filled beyond belief, on the same evenings, from Thursday to Sunday, therefore in direct competition, because the entrances were free, as the party took place outdoors.
It was the International Street Food, scheduled from Thursday to Sunday at the foot of the town hall. Mayor Antonio Miatto apologized to Salsa’s friends, in particular to Sergio Faraon, former councilor for sport, and the soul of this event that has been taking place for 41 years. “Apologies accepted – says Faraon -, we don’t want to argue, but we certainly deserve greater attention”.
We are in the Lega home. Faraon represents a small, but not modest, reservoir of votes, even though he has always kept the demonstration far from political interests. “I certainly did not expect the concomitance of the two appointments – he says – they explained to me that the organizers requested a change of date for Piazza del Popolo, and that it was granted without realizing at the moment that there would be an overlap “. The September Festival contained the damage, because its quality rewards. «But what has most annoyed our volunteers, and also the friends who have once again guaranteed us their trust, is the circumstance – explains Faraon – of the double measurements at a distance of a few hundred meters. With us very strict control measures, even the booking. On the other hand, no one, absolutely no one who guarded the entrances ».
The gathering seemed the rule and the abandonment of the mask almost a moral obligation on the part of the participants. In Salsa, however, the mask up to the table. Table where the seats were halved. After the first two evenings, with even excessive attendances, the organizers of the International Street Food have taken measures, increasing the surveillance staff with signs in the stands inviting compliance with the rules. But, they specify, since it was an external event, there was no obligation of surveillance.
Faraon has no doubts about the need, indeed about the urgency of revising the rules. In any case, he says he is confident: three more evenings, from Thursday (cost on the menu), and then on spit Sunday. “I am sure that the victories (and not only them) will ensure us the expected satisfaction”, he concludes.
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