Newton could soon have a common consumption district in the downtown. The Newton City Commission heard a recommendation from its Main Street Board to designate an area that roughly follows the Downtown Business District as an area where alcohol can be consumed in public. “The number one business people have wanted to see in our community was a brewery,” Choose Newton/Main Street Kansas Coordinator Jen Lehman said. “Something like this can be seen as an incentive, if we already have something like this in place.” The City of Newton already has common consumption outlined in its city code. However, the city has never designated an actual district. The proposed district varies slightly from the downtown business district, as it adds Military Park and removes areas like schools and the county jail.
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