The Ball Ground City Council has given final approval to expand hours when adults may carry alcoholic beverages from bars and restaurants within a designated entertainment area in the city’s downtown.
The council voted unanimously Thursday to extend the open container hours to 4-10 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, noon till 10 p.m. Saturdays and noon till 7 p.m. Sundays. The original open-container policy enacted in January was limited to Fridays and Saturdays. The new hours went into effect Friday.
Ball Ground City Manager Eric Wilmarth said restaurants and other enterprises in the city experienced a significant increase in business after the open-container policy’s enactment in January, and he expects the expanded times will bring more revenue to the downtown area…