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Council rejects ordinance that would have allowed city-run pop-up beer gardens in parks
Summary
After questions about liability, staffing and optics, the council voted unanimously against an ordinance change that would have created a new category for selling alcohol in city parks and allowed city-run pop-up beer gardens or staff-operated beverage service.
The Common Council declined to adopt an ordinance change that would have created authority for alcohol sales in city parks and for pop-up “beer garden” events; the vote failed 0-10.
Council debate focused on liability, whether city employees should serve alcohol, the optics of alcohol sales in family parks and the mechanics of managing temporary service (IDs, wristbands, fencing and safe-server training). Several alderpersons said they supported vendor-run events in principle but were uncomfortable with the model discussed that would rely on city-operated service.
Alder McElhaney, one of two…
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