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Council approves ordinance banning alcohol and smoking at Plaza 618

3405970 · May 20, 2025
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Summary

The La Porte City Common Council suspended rules and passed an ordinance prohibiting possession of alcoholic beverages and smoking at Plaza 618, with $100 citations for violations and exemptions for preapproved special events.

The La Porte City Common Council on Monday voted to adopt an ordinance prohibiting the possession of alcoholic beverages and smoking at Plaza 618, the downtown splash pad and plaza area.

The ordinance, read into the record by council members and passed by unanimous voice vote after suspension of the usual rules, bans possession of intoxicating alcoholic beverages in Plaza 618 except during special events preapproved by the City of La Porte Board of Public Works and makes smoking unlawful there at all times. Smoking is…

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