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Mooresville to expand downtown social district and temporarily include Liberty Park for fall festival

5506724 · July 31, 2025
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Summary

Town staff recommended a permanent boundary expansion to include Church Street businesses at Mill 1 and a temporary expansion of the downtown social district to cover Liberty Park for the Bands, Brews and Barbecue festival on Sept. 13; staff outlined statutory requirements and enforcement plans.

Christine Patterson, director of Experience and Engagement, asked the board to approve first reading of two ordinances expanding Mooresville’s downtown social district: one to permanently add Church Street businesses at Mill 1 and one to temporarily include Liberty Park for the Bands, Brews and Barbecue festival from 4 to 9 p.m. on Sept. 13.

Patterson summarized state law that enables social districts, citing Session Law 2021-150 and subsequent 2022 updates, and outlined operational rules: permittees must use marked containers no…

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