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Council approves open-container exception for Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts
Summary
Council approved an exception to the borough’s open-container ordinance to permit the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts 2026 to offer beverages in designated festival areas; the meeting record notes one 'nay' and the motion passed.
The borough council on Tuesday approved an exception to the open-container ordinance to accommodate the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts 2026.
Council considered two items connected to the festival: an Arts Festival ordinance (which requires a roll-call vote) and a separate request to waive the open-container restriction for designated festival spaces. After a motion and brief public questions about commuter parking and fiscal impacts, council approved the open-container waiver; the presiding officer stated there was one 'nay' and that the motion had passed.
A member of the public asked whether commuter parking permits would still be honored in parking garages during the festival; borough staff said they did not have that number at the meeting and described the borough’s support as an in-kind contribution and not a direct financial payment to the festival.
What’s next: Council will complete the roll-call vote necessary for the festival ordinance and continue coordinating event logistics with festival organizers and borough staff.
