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Board permits canned cocktails at Feast of Lanterns after debate over alcohol in parks
Summary
The board approved a request from the Lanterns Foundation to sell canned cocktails at the Feast of Lanterns event in Spades Park; board members and staff raised concerns about a broader trend of increased alcohol at parks events and described security measures for the festival.
The Board of Parks and Recreation voted June 17 to allow the Lanterns Foundation to sell packaged alcoholic beverages in the form of canned cocktails at the Feast of Lanterns event in Spades Park, following a staff recommendation and a presentation from event organizers.
John Gallo, an attorney with the Marion County prosecutor's office and a member of the Lanterns Foundation board, described the festival as…
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