In addition, only Dunleavy's will have outside alcohol sales (beer trucks) and only Station 22 1/2 between Middle St. and I'On Avenue will be closed to traffic for the event. SI Police supervision will be increased this year.
Each restaurant will provide its own security. The popular and successful Childrens' Day Festival will take place in Stith Park on the Saturday before St. Patrick's Day--March 14th--from 10 - Noon. (In previous years, the Children's Day Festival has been held on the same day as the other St. Patrick's Day festivities.)
Only one business has applied for a permit for a street party so far, and the recommendation by the Public Safety Committee was that no more applications be accepted. Individual establishments may have St. Patrick’s Day festivities inside their properties, but the crowd will be limited to the maximum legal occupancy of the buildings, as set by the fire marshall.
Town Council will vote on the recommendations at the regular Town Council meeting on Tuesday, January 20.
Although the Public Safety Committee meeting was held at a very inconvenient time for many islanders (4:30on a Tuesday), and had been rescheduled from December 3rd, 20-25 residents attended the meeting. Representatives of Dunleavy's, Home Team, and Poe's were in attendance, and spoke emphatically about getting the mayhem out of the St. Patrick's Day Festivities. They said they want islanders to see them as being sensitive to residents.
The islanders at the meeting reacted positively to the many changes recommended by the Public Safety Committee, and were gratified to see that the restaurant owners had made significant concessions. Only time will tell if this event will return to the low-key festivity that it used to be.
Bravo to the restaurant/bar owners for acceding to the wishes and interests of residents!
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