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Stephanie Wiechmann
As introduced at last month's City Council meeting, Designated Outdoor Refreshment Areas, known as DORAs, were created by a state law. This will let people leave a bar or restaurant with an open container of alcohol in a special cup, and walk within the district between the hours of noon and midnight. Muncie has named three zones one in downtown, one in the village and one in the McKinley neighborhood surrounding Elm Street Brewing.

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Stephanie Wiechmann
Yorktown adopted the second DORA ordinance in the state last year. Town manager Chase Bruton says it allows the town not to have to put up movable fencing for outdoor concerts.

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Chase Bruton
We have not had a single incident in our DORA that was alcohol related this year.

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Stephanie Wiechmann
Muncie Police Chief Nathan Sloan says there have been very few problems with alcohol downtown already, and he's in favor of trying it.

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Nathan Sloan
You're talking about people who spend maybe $15 on a mixed drink, right? And all of a sudden, you know, their group wants to go from this bar to the other. What happens? Right? You slam that drink, and now you're out the door to get another drink somewhere else. If we slow down their process, maybe they're even going to drink less. I don't know.

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Stephanie Wiechmann
The ordinance was adopted 7 to 2. The Indiana Alcohol and Tobacco Commission will now need to approve the DORA districts in Muncie. Stephanie Wiechmann, IPR news.