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Wausau committee explores city-run beer garden pilot and ordinance changes
Summary
Committee members supported exploring a municipal beer-garden program, asked staff to draft an ordinance or resolution to allow staff-run beer gardens, and recommended starting small with rotating locations and partner breweries/food trucks.
The Parks and Recreation Committee discussed the feasibility of a city-run beer garden on March 3 and directed staff to draft the regulatory language needed to pilot the program.
Jamie, Parks Department staff, said research included meetings with Milwaukee County, De Pere and Ashland and that municipalities can operate beer gardens without a separate liquor license if the statutory and local ordinance frameworks allow it. "...the city and the county have the ability to operate a beer garden without having a liquor license," Jamie said, adding that staff would pursue training for responsible…
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