\nBy BEN BOTKIN
\n\tLAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
\n\tThe Strip is famous for allowing what often isn\u2019t allowed elsewhere \u2014 strolling with a glass drink in hand among them.<\/p>\n
\tIt\u2019s the one piece of real estate where oversized margarita drinks don\u2019t raise eyebrows among pedestrians. But one indulgence might disappear from the Strip\u2019s sidewalks in the name of public safety: drinks in glass containers.<\/p>\n
\tClark County commissioners are considering a proposal to ban glass containers from Strip sidewalks. Drinkers need not fret, though, as alcohol could still be carried on sidewalks in a paper or plastic cup.<\/p>\n
\tThe proposal would affect all glass containers, regardless of whether they hold hard liquor or mineral water.<\/p>\n
\tUnder the proposal, tourists could still buy drinks in glass containers from stores and carry them to their hotel rooms. They would just need to keep them in a stapled bag, with the receipt showing.<\/p>\n
\tCommissioners say the proposal would cut back on litter and safety issues, including smashed bottles on sidewalks that can hurt tourists, especially those wearing sandals.<\/p>\n
\tCommissioners will introduce the ordinance Tuesday, with a public hearing and vote on Sept. 16.<\/p>\n
\tOfficials say the Strip\u2019s uniqueness won\u2019t lose its luster with the disappearance of glass containers on sidewalks.<\/p>\n
\t\u201cIt\u2019s still Vegas, and you don\u2019t want to lose the effect,\u201d Commissioner Chris Giunchigliani said.<\/p>\n
\tGlass bottles already are banned from the Strip during its New Year\u2019s Eve celebration.<\/p>\n
\tThe no-glass recommendation came from the county\u2019s resort corridor workgroup in 2012, which looked at issues along the Strip, which stretches along Las Vegas Boulevard from Sahara Avenue to Russell Road.<\/p>\n
\tThe Nevada Resort Association supported the proposed change in a letter to the county. The effects on business, such as changing beverage containers, are negligible and can be incorporated into business practices, the organization said in its letter.<\/p>\n
\tBarry Yost, who runs a a 7-Eleven convenience store on the north edge of the Strip, objected to the change in a letter to the county. Yost said it would have a severe economic impact on small businesses with retail wine and beer licenses, possibly leading to business closures and affecting the tourist experience.<\/p>\n
\t\u201cTo me, it\u2019s more of a safety issue and cosmetic issue,\u201d Commission Chairman Steve Sisolak said. \u201cIt\u2019s one thing when you drop a plastic cup or an aluminum can. You can pick it up and throw it in the trash.\u201d<\/p>\n
\tThose oversized margarita drinks are plastic \u2014 not glass, and they won\u2019t dis\u00adappear anytime soon.<\/p>\n
\tDitto for the plastic bottles of water, also a surefire way to avoid the dehydration that comes from drinking only booze under the blistering Las Vegas sun.<\/p>\n
\tAnd the drinks will still flow from bottles and glasses inside hotel-casinos and restaurants on the Strip.<\/p>\n
\tTourists carrying bottles of beer around the Strip on Friday said they enjoy the freedom but could see how glass containers could be a potential problem.<\/p>\n
\t\u201cI do enjoy being able to walk around with a drink in my hand,\u201d said Brenna Morrison, 21, of Grand Forks, N.D.<\/p>\n
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