I was planning to take a trip to La Crosse, Wisconsin to do some research soon. I’ll have to be mindful of a new ordinance that took effect on March 18:
Earlier this month, the city adopted a new ordinance: Vomit or urinate in public, stagger or fall down, appear to be a danger to others or yourself, and your part of the party could be over.
“It’s a turning point in the history of La Crosse,” said Mayor Mark Johnsrud, who proposed the ordinance despite resistance from the Wisconsin Tavern League and students at the three local colleges.
The city has “a rich heritage of breweries and festivals, and drinking is part of that heritage,” Johnsrud said. “But it doesn’t have to be to the point of binge drinking.”
I suspect that this won’t be a problem for me. I haven’t vomited or urinated in public in decades. It seems interesting that the “rich heritage of breweries and festivals” has granted them stature as “One of America’s least stressful cities” as well as the 12th fittest city in America—it must be all those 16 oz curls.
