Talks Resume Friday on St. Charles Bar Hours
Bar owners, St. Charles officials hope to nail down details on a solution to street brawls and over-serving of alcohol before the City Council meets as the Government Services Committee on Monday.
St. Charles officials and local bar and restaurant owners hope to present the City Council with a proposal they hope will end much of the brawling and troubles with “extremely intoxicated” individuals after midnight in the downtown area. City officials and liquor license holders already have met one to review the problem that prompted Mayor Donald DeWitte, the city liquor commissioner, to propose the city cut back bar hours from a 2 a.m. closing time to 1 a.m. He made the proposal after a spike in brawls involving “extremely intoxicated individuals,” including at least one in which a police officer was assaulted but not seriously injured. His proposal, which the City Council was to vote on Sept. 4, brought out many bar and restaurant …
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