CdA May Rein In Outdoors Drinking

Item: Coeur d’Alene may cut back outdoors drinking: Proposal would cut one hour from sidewalk dining /Tom Hasslinger, Coeur d’Alene Press

More Info: The city of Coeur d’Alene might scale back late night drinking - at least outdoors. The city’s General Services Committee is recommending the city cut an hour off the time limit for serving alcohol to sidewalk-sitting patrons, from 11 to 10 p.m. The reduction proposal is one of several the committee forwarded to the City Council Monday for consideration in early March, as officials, business owners, residents and law enforcement agencies continue to work together on ways to make downtown safer heading into the summer season. “If we get a reputation downtown for the wild, wild West,” said John Bruning, city councilman and committee member, “it’ll drive business out.”

Question: What other steps should the city of Coeur d’Alene take to rein in the rowdy drinking crowd that congregates in downtown Coeur d’Alene late at night ?