Ridiculous. This is basically creating a nanny state. If they are old enuff to drink that shouldnt be curbed, its a personal choice. This is also a bad idea considering the State of Fla and Jax could use every bit of revenue they can get.
Woody Begin forwarded message: > From: "Shane Ford" <goufgat...@bellsouth.net> > Date: July 8, 2009 1:45:35 PM EDT > To: gatorn...@googlegroups.com (GatorNEWS) > Subject: [gatornews] [SUN]: Machen tackling UF-UGA drinking > Reply-To: gatornews+ow...@googlegroups.com > > Machen tackling UF-UGA drinking > He is asking for changes to be made at The Landing for the game. > > By Nathan Crabbe – Gainesville SUN > > Published: Wednesday, July 8, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. > Last Modified: Tuesday, July 7, 2009 at 11:04 p.m. > > > If University of Florida President Bernie Machen has his way, there > will be fewer revelers, more law enforcement and no shots of liquor > at the Jacksonville Landing during the Florida-Georgia game. > > UF's agreement to hold the game in Jacksonville expires next year. > Last month, Machen met with Jacksonville Mayor John Peyton and other > officials to discuss renewal of the contract. > > Machen has expressed support for keeping the game in Jacksonville. > But in a letter to Peyton, Machen and UF Vice President for Student > Affairs Patricia Telles-Irvin outlined concerns. > > Those concerns focused on the Landing, a center with bars and > restaurants near the Jacksonville waterfront. The letter raised > questions about the cramped conditions there, the amount of alcohol > being consumed and an "inconsistent" practice of carding customers. > > "Were there an emergency which required evacuation, the crowded > conditions and the party's intoxication levels appear to make such > an evacuation impossible," the letter said. > > The letter asks for the city to address nine issues, including > increasing the presence of the Florida Division of Alcoholic > Beverages and Tobacco at both evenings of the game weekend. The > issues also include asking for the city's commitment to limit > occupancy at the Landing, prohibit the sale of shots of alcohol > there and cut temporary alcohol vendors in half. > > In an e-mail to The Sun, Machen wrote that he was optimistic some > changes will be made. > > "If that is done, we will gladly renew our agreement," he wrote. > > The mayor's chief of staff, Adam Hollingsworth, said a plan will be > brought back to Machen in the next few weeks. Some issues must be > negotiated with the owners of the Landing, he said. > > "These aren't issues that the government can effect by fiat," > Hollingsworth said. > > He said officials with the Landing were open to changes. The general > manager of the Landing could not be reached for comment. > > The letter also asks the city to fund the Sideline Safety Zone, > which provides first aid, food and water, transportation and help > for students in locating friends. The zone cost UF about $10,000 > last year and served at least 333 people, according to the university. > > The University of Georgia had contributed to the cost of the zone > before last year. But budget issues in part led Georgia to > discontinue the practice, a university spokesman said. > > Hollingsworth said the city already contributes money and staff to > the safety zone and would consider increasing the amount. > > He expressed confidence the game would stay in Jacksonville. > > "We hope to do it for many years to come," he said. > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
