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Board adopts amended outdoor‑dining ordinance after months of debate; compromise keeps two traffic lanes
Summary
After extended public testimony and floor debate, the Board of Aldermen approved an amended ordinance O‑24‑036 that preserves two traffic lanes in each direction on Main Street while permitting sidewalk and limited street dining; the measure passed 11–4 after an earlier committee amendment passed 13–2.
Alderman Melvin Clemens' compromise amendment to the seasonal road‑closure and extended outdoor dining ordinance (O‑24‑036) won final passage on Jan. 14 as amended, keeping two travel lanes in each direction on Main Street while preserving a program of sidewalk and limited street dining.
Nut graf: The Board of Aldermen voted to amend and then adopt the ordinance after hours of public comment — both pro and con — and lengthy floor debate. Supporters said the change balances economic benefits for restaurants with traffic flow and accessibility concerns; opponents cited cost, parking loss, and ADA access questions. The final roll‑call vote on final passage was 11 yays, 4 nays.
Alderman Clemens, the amendment’s sponsor, framed…
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