Even after its previous workshop, the Sedgwick City Council couldn’t agree on an ordinance that would establish a common consumption area (CCA) in the city’s downtown corridor. The purpose of the CCA, according to Administrative Assistant Izaiah Chapman, is to allow the city to have alcohol in the area during special events, such as the Moonlight Market and Fall Festival, without having to get a special event permit. The resistance from council members came because the proposed ordinance did much more than that and because the area would be hard to control.
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