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Council clears Irish Fair to sell alcohol in fenced perimeter, approves up to $20,700 in in‑kind support
Summary
Council approved allowing alcohol sales at the June Irish Fair inside the event fence with wristbands, and agreed to provide up to 50% in‑kind offsets of estimated city costs, capped at $20,700.
The Torrance City Council voted unanimously Jan. 14 to allow alcohol sales inside a fenced perimeter at the city‑permitted Irish Fair at Wilson Park and to provide in‑kind support toward city fees and costs to help the event get established.
Councilman John Metucci moved that the council permit alcohol sales inside the event perimeter with wristbands to verify age and provide an in‑kind contribution toward city costs not to exceed 50 percent of estimated city fees, capped at $20,700; the motion was seconded and passed unanimously.
Fran Fulton, the city’s economic development manager, described the…
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