Alcohol Ordinance Change Gets Final Approval
The City Council voted in favor of the change 4-1.
Downtown bar owners may have occasion to take a celebratory drink. The New Port Richey City Council voted 4-1 Tuesday to give final approval to a city ordinance amendment that will permit customers to carry open containers of alcohol bought at a bar onto downtown city streets during special events Then, those patrons can consume their drinks in designated areas. Nonprofits and their vendors can already sell beer and wine in secured areas of public spaces during special events. Bar owners said at a meeting last year that their sales are being affected during these special events. City council members said last year that they were open to exploring changing the ordinance after bar owners said their sales were being affected by it during …
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