Riverwest food table complaints over rats, city plans to inspect site

A garden and free food table in Riverwest were created to lend a hand in the community. But some say they are attracting more than the people they want to help.Rodent problemThey say rodents have become a big problem there. The location sits just off Bremen and Clarke, between a bar and convenience store. People in the neighborhood say the free food table might not be the source of a rat problem, but it is not helping."You try and do right, and it just doesn't always work out like that," said Marty with the Bremen Community Garden.This is not what volunteers at the Bremen Community Garden ever wanted.FREE DOWNLOAD: Get breaking news alerts in the FOX LOCAL Mobile app for iOS or Android"These just look like potatoes. I don't know if that's attracting rats," Marty said.Complaints have emerged that a spot meant to help the community might be contributing to another problem."The hope is that people can get here soon enough to get the food before it goes bad," Marty said.On Sunday, a compla