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UVM Students Petition-City Council
Nearly 20 UVM students showed up at the City Council Meeting to protest the party resolution, where the city council site UVM student gatherings and wanted to crack down on private parties in downtown bars. The city council was looking at having UVM develop strict controls on these events. After listening to the student pleas, the council voted to hand the matter over to Mayor Peter Clavelle to discuss with the colleges of the area, especially the University of Vermont (UVM).
This was a surprise to me. I expected the City Council to go after the owner of the bar for not following the law of the land. I didn't hear anything in the entire meeting about how they were planning to deal with the bar Sha Na Na's. It seems to me that the bar should have been closed until after this issue was dealt with and the students that were there illegally should have gone to jail for the night and should have been booked for it.
The UVM students did have some good arguments. While students are generally seen as a burden to the community (loud parties, stealing stuff, etc), they also have services they offer to the community like St. Michael's Rescue Squad. The students rely on the bars to enforce compliance with state liquor laws. And it is a good way to earn money -- but, that is probably and the expense of over-crowding.
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