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Council signals support for allowing distilled spirits at indoor recreation rentals with safety conditions
Summary
Parks staff proposed removing the 15% ABV limit for indoor, recreation-focused city rentals (The Mill and similar future spaces) in exchange for requirements including substantial food service, trained Class 13 servers, and liquor-liability insurance; councilmembers expressed informal support and asked staff to monitor impacts.
Tanya Woolridge, a recreation specialist for Lake Stevens Parks and Recreation, asked the council for consensus to change the city’s alcohol-at-events policy so that the 15% ABV restriction would be removed for indoor, recreation-focused city rentals.
Woolridge said the proposed change would "remove the 15% restriction indoors only" and would rephrase the policy to apply to "events inside city buildings for recreational use" so the policy would also cover future recreation spaces rather than only The Mill. She said the proposal came from a citizen request for an event wanting to serve mixed drinks at a fundraiser and that the draft policy follows "WCIA best practices" and Washington state Liquor and Cannabis Board regulations.
Under the proposed…
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