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Powder Springs may allow alcohol at City Square
Powder Springs may allow alcohol at city-sanctioned events on the City Square. Courtesy of Powder Springs
The Powder Springs City Council is scheduled to hold public hearings on four ordinances at 7 p.m. Monday in the Council Chambers, Community Development building, 4488 Pineview Drive.
If approved, changes would:
- Allow the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages at city-sanctioned events held on the City Square or on the campus of the "Coach" George E. Ford Center at 4181 Atlanta St. with fees of $250 for an annual special events facility permit, $75 for a temporary special event permit and $50 per day per special event for a temporary special event permit for serving but not selling.
- Distribute $122,365 in municipal court fines and code enforcement fines to provide for court and code enforcement expenditures.
- Change the 2017 budget to allow for $210,000 in Community Development Block Grant funds for the special needs playground and covered basketball court; $70,829 in impact fees and a $20,000 grant from Resurgens Orthopedics for the special needs playground - all for the Linear Park Project along the Silver Comet Trail on Richard D. Sailors Parkway.
- Permit the budget director to reallocate future savings from bids for capital projects to the Grant Match line item for the remainder of the fiscal year 2017 budget cycle.
