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Committee recommends Lee's Summit opt out of state's extended World Cup drink-hours over safety concerns
Summary
The Community & Economic Development Committee voted to forward TMP-3476 to full council recommending Lee's Summit opt out of Missouri's temporary law authorizing extended alcohol service during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, citing public-safety and staffing concerns.
The Community & Economic Development Committee voted to forward TMP-3476 to the full City Council with a recommendation that Lee's Summit opt out of a new Missouri statute that would let on-premises liquor licensees serve alcohol nearly around the clock during the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Major Walters of the police department told the committee the Missouri Legislature authorized holders of on-premises liquor licenses to operate 24 hours a day and to serve alcoholic beverages between 6 a.m. and 5 a.m. of the following day during the World Cup window (June 11'July…
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