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Downtown Business Council urges pilot 'sip and stroll'; aldermen ask attorney to draft permit‑based ordinance
Summary
The Downtown Business Council asked New Bern aldermen to approve a permit‑based, event‑focused social district (a 'sip and stroll') to boost foot traffic downtown; the council emphasized merchant support and asked for a trial model and ordinance drafting.
Katie Triplett, chair of the Downtown Business Council, urged the board April 28 to consider an event‑based social district that would allow controlled alcohol sales in a defined downtown footprint during specific events.
"Social districts have been a strong success in North Carolina," Triplett said, noting almost 70 municipalities have created social districts and that none have reversed course. She told aldermen merchants ranked a social…
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