Board orders safer flow at fairgrounds events, approves temporary downtown shared consumption area
Staff told the board it will move the Mexican rodeo beer garden behind a fence, set wristband/egress requirements and give inspectors authority to halt alcohol sales at 7:30 p.m. if controls fail. The board also granted a temporary contiguous outdoor consumption area for two downtown businesses pending review at the June 8 hearing.
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The Frederick County Liquor Board on May 11 directed staff and event operators to tighten crowd flow and alcohol controls for upcoming large events and granted a short-term downtown experiment to permit two adjacent businesses to share a monitored outdoor consumption area.
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