New BYOB ordinance on tap
County officials to mull amending alcohol code to match city rule
Diners may soon be able to bring their favorite bottle of wine to Las Vegas-area restaurants, for a fee.
The Clark County Commission is once again considering amending alcohol laws after a similar attempt this year was met with distaste from some commissioners.
The commission on Tuesday introduced an ordinance that would allow restaurants to charge a corkage fee to patrons who bring, drink and take home their own wine. Restaurant owners could choose whether to allow the practice at their business and set their own fee.
The ordinance would also allow brew pubs, liquor stores and some Strip hotel bars to sell growlers of craft beer, a practice allowed in local cities but not the unincorporated county.
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been stolen or destroyed were mostly in Green Valley and downtown Henderson. In some cases, vandals tore them up, cut off his head or cut holes in his head. Silberkraus said his signs were never vandalized this way in previous campaigns.
“I hope that it was just somebody who didn’t think about what they were doing and just being dumb,” he said. “The fear is that it could be someone who has those hateful feelings inside of themselves, and we don’t want that in the community.”
Silberkraus said he reported the vandalism to the Henderson Police Department in June and plans to file a report this week.
Cohen unseated Silberkraus two years ago by 212 votes.
Other Nevada Assembly candidates say they’re also experiencing more vandalism amid an extraordinarily tense election cycle.
Former GOP Assemblywoman Jill Dickman, who is running again for District 31 in Sparks, said a half-dozen of her campaign signs were cut down or went missing. That didn’t happen during her last two campaigns.
Dickman said she is considering putting up cameras to catch the vandals.
“I think it has a lot to do with the divided atmosphere in our country and in our state,” said Dickman, who is challenging Assemblyman Skip Daly. “It’s just sad. Let’s run clean campaigns and focus on the issues.”
Dickman said her opponent’s signs haven’t been targeted.
Both Assembly seats, held by Democrats, are considered top pickup opportunities for Republicans. In Assembly District 29, Democrats have a 1,291-voter registration advantage. Republican voters outpace Democrats by 2,233 in Assembly District 31, according to the Nevada secretary of state’s office.
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