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Council approves Shamrock the Fox permits; open-container area that would cross Route 120 draws objections
Summary
The City Council approved multiple event permits for Shamrock the Fox at Miller Pointe Park, including a tent with live music, a special-event liquor license, street closures, river-viewing pedestrian closures and fireworks.
The City Council approved multiple event permits for Shamrock the Fox at Miller Pointe Park, including an event tent with live music, a special-event liquor license permitting sale of mixed alcoholic beverages, several street closures for the parade and river-viewing pedestrian closures, and permission for a fireworks display on the final evening.
Council approved items E1, E2, E4, E5 and E6 together by motion and roll-call. Item E3, an open-container permit to allow carrying alcoholic beverages in the Green Street and Riverside Drive event areas (including crossing State Highway 120), was pulled for separate consideration by Alderman Bassi and prompted a focused debate about public-safety and liability concerns. Staff confirmed the permit as written would allow attendees to cross State Highway 120 with open containers. Alderman Bassi said he was "not in favor of this portion" and Alderman Glenn cited research suggesting it may be illegal to cross a public crosswalk with an open container; despite those concerns the council approved E3 by roll call with several no votes recorded.
Key dates and closures approved in the motion include a tent and live music at Miller Pointe Park March 13'15 (times specified in permit language), street closures on March 14 for the Saint Patrick's Day parade and a pedestrian river-viewing closure on March 14, and a fireworks display concluding the event on March 15 at 7 p.m.
Motion and votes: Motion to approve E1, E2, E4, E5 and E6 (mover: Alderman Behney; second: Alderman Doherty) passed by roll call. Motion to approve E3 (open-container) was moved and seconded; roll call recorded yes votes from Aldermen Behney, Doherty, Davis, Cook and Miller and no votes from Aldermen Glab and Bassi.
What happens next: event permits, street closures and liquor licensing will be administered by staff per standard special-event conditions; staff and councilors discussed legal and safety checks prior to the events.
Provenance: topicintro block_114 (Shamrock the Fox permit introduction 00:27:09); topfinish block_130 (open-container vote and closing 00:29:46).
