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Grosse Ile DDA recommends Macomb Street social district to township board
Summary
The Grosse Ile Downtown Development Authority voted to recommend that the township board adopt a Macomb Street Social District, a designated area where patrons may carry and consume alcohol purchased from participating businesses; the DDA will collect permit applications, purchase signage and cups, and educate the public if the township approves.
The Grosse Ile Downtown Development Authority on Wednesday voted to recommend that the township board adopt a Macomb Street Social District, a defined area where customers may carry and consume alcohol purchased from participating restaurants and bars within a marked commons area.
A social district is “an area designated by a local government where customers can carry and drink an open container of alcohol purchased from a participating bar or restaurant,” Ross, the DDA director, told the board during a presentation. He said the state law authorizing social districts took effect in July 2020 and that the Michigan Liquor Control Commission (MLCC) issues the social-district permits…
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