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Iowa City’s 21-Only Ordinance Faces Renewed Opposition: Daily Iowan Reader, May 2
Also inside: Airport construction takes off, Iowa softball topples Iowa State, and music school presents opera
Iowa City’s 21-ordinance faces renewed opposition
Nearly three years since its passage, opposition over Iowa City’s controversial 21-only ordinance appears to be gaining legs once again, thanks to the efforts of two prominent downtown bar operators.
According to a city affidavit notarized today, Union Bar owner George Wittgraf and Martinis general manager Josh Erceg filed paperwork Monday to repeal the initiative.
The regulation, which currently prohibits underage patrons from entering the majority of bars after 10 p.m., has been contested since the Iowa City City Council voted it into effect in June 2010. Following the original passage, the ordinance underwent a second round of consideration, but was upheld in the November 2010 election.
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