Sedro-Woolley council debates community-center alcohol, rental and fee rules; ordinance revised for third reading

The Sedro-Woolley City Council on Tuesday debated revisions to the municipal code that would affect rentals at the community center and senior center, including whether events with alcohol should require city-assigned security, higher security deposits, and new insurance requirements. After more than an hour of debate and public comment the council instructed staff to revise the draft ordinance and scheduled a third reading.

At the second reading councilmembers and members of the public discussed four main topics: whether events that serve alcohol should require city-assigned security officers, whether the city should require higher security deposits for certain uses and for nonresidents, whether renters must carry event insurance, and what cut-off time should apply to events serving alcohol. Council members also raised exceptions for…