GAINESVILLE'S CONTROVERSIAL DRINKING ORDINANCE IS DRAWING NATIONAL ATTENTION.
NIGHTSPOTS THAT ARE CAUGHT SELLING ALCOHOL TO MINORS TOO MANY TIMES FACE NASTY CONSEQUENCES.
AS TV 20'S KRISTIN GIANNAS REPORTS, THE NATIONAL ATTENTION COMES WITH CONSEQUENCES OF A MORE POSITIVE NATURE.BUSINESS IS GREAT HERE, EVERYDAY IT CONTINUES TO GET BETTER AND BETTER, SAYS HOSPITALITY MANAGER RYAN PRODESKY. 101 CANTINA OPENED JUST WHEN GAINESVILLE'S UNDERAGE DRINKING ORDINANCE CAME INTO EFFECT, WHICH PUNISHES BARS AND RESTAURANTS THAT RACK UP TOO MANY UNDERAGE DRINKING VIOLATIONS. COMMISSIONER JEANNA MASTRODICASA SAYS SINCE APRIL, THERE HAS BEEN A SIXTY SIX PERCENT DROP IN UNDERAGE DRINKERS.
GAINESVILLE HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED NATIONALLY, RECEIVING THE "OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FOR SAFETY" FROM THE RESPONSIBLE HOSPITALITY INSTITUE, WHICH RECOGNIZED THE CITY'S EFFORTS TO COMBAT UNDERAGE DRINKING, AND IT'S HANDLING OF NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP CELEBRATIONS.