Northfield City Administrator Al Roder publishes a memo to the mayor and city council each week on Friday. It summarizes many of the staff activities for the week. The Friday…
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Someone has a new Xtracycle (sport utility bicycle) here in Northfield: Imagine your favorite bike, with the rear wheel stretched out behind the seat, a big, stable platform for a…
Jane McWilliams is a long-time friend of mine. She was a good friend of my late Mother-in-Law, Marjorie Cox, she sings in the choir of my church, the UCC, she…
Left: What Northfield City Park has two ponds, one flowing into the other via this man-made rock spillway?Right: Where is Campostella Park? Hint: you won’t find the answers by navigating…
The Nlfd News posted this at noon today: Roder a finalist for Nebraska job. Roder, who acknowledged the appointment this morning, said he applied for the position for a number…
Hayes Scriven, blogger and Executive Director of the Northfield Historical Society, sent this note with the above photos of the Sheldahl 25th anniversary fountain on Bridge Square: I thought I…
The Northfield Public Library is holding a series of “informational and brainstorming events to explore the challenges and possibilities for a library expansion at the current location.” The first meeting…
Northfield City Administrator Al Roder publishes a memo to the mayor and city council each week on Friday. It summarizes many of the staff activities for the week. The Friday…
Under the proposed new sidewalk dining ordinance, would the above type of sidewalk consumption of non-alcoholic food and beverages not be allowed anymore unless the business got a permit? In the second paragraph of the ordinance, there is a sentence that reads:
“Similarly, and as provided by chapter 14, article V of this code, a purveyor of food and beverages on premises located in such districts who is not a liquor licensee may, on an annual basis, apply for a permit to use such an area for the sale and service of food and beverages other than alcoholic beverages.”
Would it matter if customers just carry out their purchases for consumption on the sidewalk, but the establishment’s wait-staff don’t sell or service on the sidewalk?
Also, in the Nfld News story, Outdoor dining passes first round with council, Victor Summa raised other issues at Monday’s Council mtg:
Speaking before the council Monday, Summa wondered why the proposal didn’t include the word “sidewalk,” requires a landlord to consent if their tenant takes advantage of the ordinance, and asks business owners to carry more than $1 million in insurance.
See Pages 36-40 of the May 5 ouncil Agenda Packet (PDF) or the plain text here: