DORA sales increase with return of Food Truck Festival series in Grove City
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When Grove City implemented a Designated Outdoor Refreshment Area in July 2019 for its Town Center, it was as a one-year pilot program.
It was understood that it would take a while for visitors to the downtown area – especially those from out of town – to become familiar with the program and that the DORA s impact could only be fully measured during warm weather months, said Andy Furr, executive director of the Heart of Grove City, the nonprofit group that promotes the Town Center.
The DORA allows patrons to purchase alcoholic drinks poured into DORA-marked cups from bars and restaurants in the Town Center and take their beverages with them and consume them within a designated 15.81-acre section of the city.