A community outreach specialist and a City Council member are forming a panel to address perceived problems with how some restaurants and bars violate Chattanooga’s alcohol laws.
Hugh Reece, a community outreach specialist with the Hamilton County Coalition/M.L. King Weed and Seed program, spoke Tuesday to the council about the need for a review of the city’s ordinance.
Mr. Reece said that, with the help of the council, police and fire chiefs, a panel could educate prospective and current alcohol beverage license holders on the law and consequences of violations.
“The coalition wants to offer vendor care classes on awareness, responsibility and enforcement,” Mr. Reece said.
Councilwoman Pam Ladd, chairwoman of the council’s Public Safety Committee, said a panel would help ensure that vendors “have the information that they need and that they are operating safely.”