The Downtown Investment Authority wants the city to allow open consumption of alcoholic beverages along the Northbank and Southbank Riverwalks. | Jacksonville Daily Record
Published on October 16, 2023 at 3:43 pm
The Downtown Investment Authority Strategic Implementation Committee unanimously approved a proposal Monday to allow open consumption of alcoholic beverages along the Northbank and Southbank Riverwalks.
Resolution 2023-10-06 now will be considered by the DIA board of directors, which will decide whether to ask City Council to enact legislation to allow the plan to proceed.
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The resolution states that DIA supports creating a “Jacksonville Riverwalk Specialty Center,” comprising the Northbank and Southside Riverwalks together with adjoining public and privately held parcels and their respective development, for the purposes of permitting open-container alcohol consumption along the St. Johns River Downtown.
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