Kempner to allow alcohol at Sylvia Tucker Memorial Park for certain events

A unanimous vote by the Kempner City Council will allow residents to have alcohol at Sylvia Tucker Memorial Park — but there is a catch.

The amended ordinance is only for city-sponsored events such as Kempner-Fest.

Anyone caught with alcohol at the park during non-specified city events will be cited and fined, according to the new policy.

To hold an event at which alcohol is permitted, an applicant w…