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Committee recommends open-container ordinance for entertainment events despite insurance concerns
Summary
The committee voted to recommend an ordinance amending Kenosha’s open-container rules for entertainment events — including a time-limited pilot for St. Patrick’s Day — while members and organizers raised concerns about newly quoted insurance costs.
The Kenosha Licensing & Permits Committee on Feb. 10 voted to recommend an ordinance, proposed by the mayor’s office, to amend the city code for open-container allowances at certain entertainment events. Committee members approved a positive recommendation while acknowledging unresolved questions about required insurance and saying the ordinance is sunsetting at the end of March as a pilot.
Proponents said the change would allow controlled open-container areas for specified events — notably the forthcoming St. Patrick’s Day activities downtown — with conditions written into the ordinance. Janet Kelly and Kevin Irvin, representatives of a downtown organization, told the committee the event organizers had been working with city staff and the BID to draft language that would permit open containers under specified…
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