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With nearly 30 member businesses participating in this year’s ve Wine Walks, the event is an economic driver for the downtown area and used as a way for businesses to build relationships with customers.

e chamber said it will meet with all participating businesses to review requirements, evaluate and x potential issues.

“ ere is work to be done to better control the consumption of wine inside participating businesses and o streets, sidewalks and other public areas,” Sullivan wrote on the chamber’s website.

“ is pause gives us an opportunity to make some proactive changes that will make future events safer and more compliant with state and local requirements.”

In addition, the chamber is meeting with state authorities.

“We’ve given them a thorough action plan that includes more monitoring, volunteers, better controls at the participating businesses, signage and more,” Sullivan said. “We are really doing everything we can to preserve the event.” ose who purchased tickets for the event will be contacted by sta for refunds or will be given credit to future events.

“Most ticket holders just moved their tickets to a future event, and the businesses have been incredible, they want to help us x the problem that exists,” said Sullivan.