Proposal would expand the area in Downtown Madison where additional bars are banned
Proposal would expand the area in Downtown Madison where additional bars are banned
By Chris Rickert, Wisconsin State Journal
“With a recent study showing a link between alcohol and increased crime and building code violations, three Madison City Council members are looking to expand and make permanent an area of the Downtown where no additional bars or liquor stores are welcome.
The proposal from Alds. Mike Verveer, Patrick Heck and Sally Rohrer — all of whom represent the central city — would double the size of the so-called Alcohol Overlay District from about four blocks to nine blocks bordered by North Lake Street on the west, Langdon Street on the north, North Henry and West Johnson streets on the east, and University Avenue and West Gorham Street on the south…”