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Pender County commissioners deny proposed alcohol-permit change for parks' special events
Summary
The Pender County Board of Commissioners voted to deny consideration of a proposed amendment that would have created a permit pathway to allow alcohol sales at permitted special events in county parks after public opposition and commissioner concerns.
The Pender County Board of Commissioners on Jan. 6 voted to deny consideration of a proposed amendment to the county's alcohol-in-parks ordinance that would have created a permitting pathway for alcohol sales at specially permitted events in county parks.
The amendment would have allowed event organizers to apply for a separate permit authorizing alcohol at designated special events, such as summer concert series, festivals, 5Ks or youth-league post-event gatherings, county staff told commissioners during a public hearing.
Parks and Recreation Director Zach White told the board the draft ordinance and policy framework were modeled on neighboring counties and would establish an application process, parameters for where and when alcohol could be served, and a fee structure to be proposed later. "This wouldn't guarantee that any event would be allowed to have alcohol," White said.…
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