Council clarifies public‑drinking rule to include wine and authorizes narrow permit for alcohol on city property

May 29, 2026

The council voted to explicitly add wine to the city's public‑drinking prohibition and adopted a narrowly scoped ordinance allowing alcohol sales on city‑managed property only by written permit with state licensing and insurance requirements.

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Vienna — Council members unanimously amended city code to add wine to the list of beverages prohibited in public places and approved a separate ordinance creating a narrow, permit‑based mechanism to allow alcohol sales on city‑owned or city‑managed property.

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