The Abilene City Council approved Thursday creating a task force, in partnership with the Abilene Chamber of Commerce, to study the pros and cons of an entertainment district downtown and in the South of Downtown Abilene (SoDA) District that would allow people to carry open containers of beer or wine.
In other business, the council also voted against issuing a water credit.
District concept
The proposed entertainment district would allow for a person to walk into an establishment that has a beer or wine license for on-premise consumption, purchase a drink and then carry that as they walk to retail shops or other restaurants or bars in the designated area, City Manager Robert Hanna told the council.