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Council allows expanded alcohol consumption for Ames Main Street festival with conditions
Summary
The Ames City Council approved a request by Ames Main Street to let patrons carry alcohol throughout the designated event footprint rather than restricting consumption to a single beer-garden area; staff and organizers outlined safety, security and communications measures.
The Ames City Council approved an Ames Main Street request to allow patrons at the 5'15 Days event to carry purchased alcohol throughout the festival footprint, suspending a municipal code provision that would otherwise limit minors from entering areas where alcohol is the majority of sales.
Staff said the exception is limited to the daytime festival format, which ends before sundown, and is organized by an experienced downtown nonprofit…
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