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After crowded July 4, Highlands board asks staff and attorney to review Founders Park alcohol rules
Summary
Chief Holland described enforcement challenges during a heavily attended July 4 event; the board directed staff and legal counsel to reconcile the town code with its outdoor recreation policy and return with options later this year.
Highlands town officials on July 17 heard from Police Chief Holland about enforcement difficulties during the July 4 celebration at Founders Park and asked legal and operational staff to review the town’s alcohol permitting and enforcement policies.
Holland told the board the park hosted an estimated 2,000 people for July 4, and that with two officers on duty it became impractical to prevent attendees from consuming alcohol in violation of the existing park rule that normally forbids alcohol on that date. “It was the fullest I’ve ever seen it,” he said, adding that officers could not…
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