Community Solutions for Substance Abuse – Ordinance Reading at City Commission Meeting

During the Fall of 2010, our Mayor directed the City Commission to consider allowing alcohol in Ben Hawes Park. After a planning session, he tabled the idea until the new Commission came on board.

This issue has resurfaced. The Mayor is looking at a comprehensive ordinance that will not only allow alcohol at Ben Hawes, but will also allow the City Manager to decide on allowing it in other parks and City of Owensboro managed locations as well. There will be an ordinance read at the next City Commission meeting on Tuesday, April 19 at 5:00 pm at City Hall.

Before the Fall election, Community Solutions group sent out a link to a survey of the public regarding substance use in our community and received over 1,000 responses. Over 97% of the respondents said that they did NOT want alcohol in the parks and want them to remain "alcohol-free."

You may attend the City Commissioners meeting on Tuesday.