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Revamped alcohol ordinance in the books
Public drinking in new downtown district allowed at noon Wednesay
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Gainesville Mayor Danny Dunagan signs a revamped alcohol ordinance after a City Council meeting Tuesday. The new regulations will allow public drinking of alcohol within a new downtown dining district starting at noon Wednesday. - photo by Carlos Galarza
Restaurant patrons in downtown Gainesville can start taking their alcoholic beverages outside and stroll around starting at noon Wednesday. Public drinking is now permitted after city council approved a revamped alcohol ordinance by a 4-1 vote. The changes introduces new guidelines within a newly established downtown dining district.