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New legislation will soon allow open alcohol containers in downtown Clarksville during certain days and hours. It's an effort to attract more people to the city on the rise.
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Alicia Brewer, general manager of Yada on Franklin, is excited about recent state legislation which will bring an open container area to downtown Clarksville.
“I think more people will be interested in the fact that they can walk the street, have a good time … come in here grab a drink and go sit at the park, said Brewer, whose restaurant on Franklin Street will be located near the designated downtown area.
A few doors down, Marcus Jack isn t so sure Clarksville s version of Beale Street and Bourbon Street is a grand idea. We already have issues with people on the streets at night, said Jack, the general manager of Tarboosh Mediterranean Cuisine.
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CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – Open container will soon be allowed in downtown Clarksville during certain days and hours thanks to new state legislation designating a “Downtown Entertainment District.”
According to bill, sponsored by Rep. Jason Hodges and Sen. Bill Powers, the city can now designate times to allow open container outdoors. Traffic would be shut down on affected streets during these hours.
“It brings a little bit of Beale Street to Clarksville,” Hodges told Clarksville Now.
“We have remarkable new investments in our downtown area, but there is more potential,” Powers said, adding that the new law will increase tourism and encourage job creation.