D.O.R.A. (as officially defined by the State of Ohio) would allow alcoholic beverages, in approved containers, to be openly carried from Vine Street to Pine Street, and First Avenue to Third Avenue. This would be in compliance with Section 4301.82 of the Ohio Revised Code.
WHAT'S GALLIA COUNTY MAD ABOUT NOW?
a list of reasons why we cannot have nice things.
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So What's the Beef?
Citizens are complaining about D.O.R.A. and that it will allow drunks to walk around the city. In addition to that, the group against D.O.R.A. has now jumped on the bandwagon of saying that the mandatory D.O.R.A. cups will contribute to an uncontrollable amount of litter in their community.
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Trick or treat in Gallipolis was originally scheduled to be held on Thursday, October 29th trom 5:30pm To 6:30pm. Bad weather pushed it to Saturday, November 1st instead.
So What's the Beef?
Citizens are raising question on the Gallia County Sheriff Facebook page, “why is Trick or Treat on a school night?” as well as a duration of only one hour.
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Gallipolis received a $9 million grant to revitalize its waterfront area as part of the State of Ohio’s Wonderful Waterfronts Initiative.
So What's the Beef?
People are mad because they think that the funds, which are to explicitly to be used on waterfront revitalization only, should be used to improve unrelated issues around the county.
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The Jackson City Library had scheduled an event starring Krampus on December 5, 2023.
So What's the Beef?
People were in an uproar in the comments section of the library’s post, saying that they couldn’t believe the Jackson City Library would put on such a hellish event. Many from Gallipolis shared their opinions as well. The library cancelled the event. Rowdy’s Smokehouse stepped up to the plate to offer the same event, but with over 70 vendors for attendees to shop at.
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The community tree walk has been moved to the waterfront area due to the limited electrical infrastructure inside the park.
So What's the Beef?
Members of the community demand the right to place their trees inside the park, even though the park’s electical system cannot handle it.
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