Farmington lifts alcohol ban for Harvest Festival

Farmington’s city council has amended a 1989 ordinance to allow alcohol to be served on town property for their upcoming Harvest Festival which has been scheduled for Sept. 22. The town took up the issue after learning Farmington has an ordinance which prohibits sale of alcoholic drinks on town property.

In its regular meeting Monday night, the council revised the ordinance, then formally voted to make an exception.

The matter was not fully resolved, because Mayor Ron Dugan wants to first have a certificate of insurance, which will cover the town in the event of something going wrong.

“I won’t...