CINCINNATI (WXIX) - The City of Covington is exploring a proposal to create a common consumption area downtown that would allow people to walk around with alcoholic beverages in marked cups while shopping and walking during designated times.

A public forum on the proposal was held at Covington City Hall Tuesday night where dozens of residents, business owners, and stakeholders voiced their opinions before city leaders.

“This is a business positive and a growing trend that we should at least think about and consider more,” one resident said during the meeting.

Proposed boundaries and hours

The plan would allow people to legally carry alcoholic beverages in specially marked cups along the area spanning from 8th Street to River Center down Madison Avenue and bordering streets, an area alr

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