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Council approves zone change to allow limited alcohol service at new Eamon Park campus; critics urged narrower scope
Summary
The council approved a zone change that reclassifies a recreational campus (including the new ice arena) to allow limited craft-alcohol service at a permanent restaurant and to enable future event flexibility; opponents urged limiting the change to the restaurant pad to avoid expanding alcohol availability across youth-oriented park areas.
The Billings City Council voted to approve Zone Change 1076, moving a large recreational campus from P1 (parks/open space) to P2 (public/civic/institutional), a change staff and parks officials said was prompted by plans for a restaurant inside the new ice arena that would serve craft alcohol under the limited permissions of P2.
Parks staff and administration told the council the change is intended to provide flexibility for the campus s it becomes a multi-use athletic complex; Gavin (parks staff) said the…
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