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Council tables proposed ordinance restricting alcohol in some city parks after wide public debate
Summary
After extensive public comment from downtown organizations, bar owners and residents, the council tabled an ordinance that would restrict alcoholic beverages in city parks so staff can rework exemptions and definitions.
A proposed ordinance to restrict alcoholic beverages in city parks prompted more than an hour of public comment on June 24, after which the Hammond City Council voted to table the measure for further work.
The proposal drew opposition from downtown nonprofit and business leaders who said the ordinance as written would hamper fundraising events and cultural programming in downtown parks. Melissa Griffin, executive director of the Hammond Regional Arts Center, asked councilmembers to clarify whether exemptions…
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