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Rocky Mount staff to research downtown "social districts" after multiple council members express interest
Summary
Council heard a staff briefing that Rocky Mount will research social districts — areas where patrons can purchase and consume alcohol within defined boundaries — and return with models and cost analyses for council consideration this calendar year.
City staff told the council they have been asked to research creating social districts in Rocky Mount and will return with models, examples and cost estimates for council review.
"What a social district is, it allows people of age, above the age of 21 who are legally able to, purchase and consume alcohol they could do within a certain amount of boundaries," staff member Mr. Varney said. He described possible downtown boundaries and the former Gateway Center/hotel district as areas under consideration but said staff had not yet finalized locations.
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