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Alcohol at Park Theater leads to legal wrangling
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There’s legal wrangling over allowing alcohol to be served at the Park Theater. The change would allow alcohol to be served at any private event held at any city-owned park or facility.Under consideration is a measure to amend the Parks and Recreation Alcoholic Beverage Policy to include Park Theater. The policy currently states “Alcoholic beverages may be provided at certain Parks and Recreation facilities, i.e. McMinnville Civic Center, Pepper Branch Park, The Lot downtown, and the City Mall at the Farmers Market for private functions only.”Rather than including Park Theater to the list, Alderman Ben Newman, who is chairman of the Parks and Recreation Committee, suggested changing “i.e.” to “e.g.” which is an abbreviation for “example given.”