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Councilors debate suspending open container, changing scooter hours and juvenile enforcement downtown
Summary
Council members discussed temporarily suspending open-container rules in the Downtown Entertainment District, limiting shared-scooter hours and enforcement questions about detaining juveniles; no ordinance vote occurred during the work session.
Montgomery City Council members debated policing and administrative changes for the Downtown Entertainment District, including a proposal to suspend open-container privileges for about 60 days and to limit shared-scooter operations to 6 a.m.–8 p.m.
Councilor Sharon Johnson told colleagues she had discussed enforcement plans with the police chief and business leaders and proposed carrying the item into the council meeting with a 60-day suspension of open-container rules and a change to scooter operating hours to reduce late-night problems.
“...I would like to change the scooter hours from 6AM to 8PM,”…
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