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Council removes outdoor-dining seating requirement from first-reader ordinance after Eastport concerns
Summary
Council amended the agenda to remove an ordinance provision requiring outdoor dining patrons to be seated (O7-26) from first-reader consideration; Alderman Thorpe later urged a pause and additional resident engagement, saying Ward 8 constituents were surprised and concerned by the proposal.
At the start of the March 23 meeting, the Annapolis City Council approved an amendment to the agenda removing language from Ordinance O7-26 that would have required outdoor dining patrons to be seated, effectively taking that provision off the first-reader calendar.
The motion to approve the agenda as amended was moved and the council voted to carry the motion. "At this time, I would entertain a motion to…
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