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Commission discusses special‑use alcohol permit for fairgrounds rodeo; staff to return with application and updated policy
Summary
Commissioners discussed a request to allow alcohol sales and consumption for a late‑March rodeo at the Eddy County Fairgrounds. County manager said alcohol is prohibited on county property except where a special‑use permit is issued; staff will bring a resolution and the organizer must supply a state application and site map.
County Manager Mike Gallant told the commission that a county resolution passed in January 2000 prohibits alcohol consumption and sales on county property except when the commission issues a special‑use permit. An event organizer is seeking permission for alcohol sales both on county‑owned portions of the Eddy County Fairgrounds and on adjacent private property for a rodeo scheduled the last weekend of March.
Gallant said he had found no county procedures describing how to process a…
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