What you need to know The Covington Board of Commissioners cast a 2 to 1 vote Tuesday night in favor of investigating the financial and safety risks of implementing an outdoor drinking area in the city. The vote was peculiar in that it did not appear on the meeting’s agenda; instead, it occurred after one […]
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Covington drinking area popular with businesses, iffy with others
What you need to know Business owners largely backed a proposed outdoor drinking zone in Covington at a public hearing this week, but residents and workers raised concerns about safety, cleanliness and the city’s cultural identity. “If this doesn’t work, I’m going to be the first person to cut it off because I’m going to […]
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What do you think about a public drinking area in Covington?
The City of Covington is inviting residents to share their thoughts on establishing an outdoor drinking area, commonly known by its Cincinnati moniker DORA, at a public meeting later in October. City Manager Sharmili Reddy announced Tuesday night the city would host the meeting as part of a typical Covington Board of Commissioners meeting scheduled […]
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Covington tables drinking area vote again
A vote on establishing a public drinking area was postponed again at this week’s meeting of the Covington Board of Commissioners. The ordinance that would have established the area, similar to the DORA at The Banks in Cincinnati, was due for a second reading on Tuesday. However, Commissioner Tim Acri, who first proposed the idea in […]
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Covington votes to draft proposal for outdoor drinking area
Covington City Commission unanimously voted this week to direct city staff to draft a proposal for a common consumption area, where alcoholic beverages could be legally consumed outside, somewhere in the city. The idea was proposed by Commissioner Tim Acri. Common consumption areas, or CCAs (known more commonly in the region by their Cincinnati moniker: […]