Manhattan city commissioners on Tuesday will consider a common consumption area (CCA) ordinance that would allow consumption of alcohol from licensed establishments within a particular boundary. They’re having a special legislative meeting in place of the scheduled work session.
The proposal follows a Sept. 24 work session involving city, Aggieville and Downtown business association officials, as well as the Riley County Police Department and Kansas Alcohol Beverage Control. Downtown Business Association officials have drafted an approach for an ongoing common consumption area daily from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m.
The proposed boundary would be surrounding Poyntz Avenue businesses between Third and Fifth Street as well as a north-south boundary along Third and Fourth Street from Houston Street north to the alleyway between Poyntz and Humboldt.
