Chardon DORA Expands to 7 Days a Week
With the one-year trial run of Chardon’s Designated Outdoor Refreshment Area drawing to a close, Chardon City Council voted Oct. 8 not only to renew it, but to expand its operating hours.
With the one-year trial run of Chardon’s Designated Outdoor Refreshment Area drawing to a close, Chardon City Council voted Oct. 8 not only to renew it, but to expand its operating hours. Council originally approved the DORA in July 2025 following efforts by Chardon Eats Chairperson Joyce Perrico to bring the proposal forward. Defined in previous meeting minutes as “an area where persons of legal drinking age are permitted to possess and consume alcohol in a public area with certain restrictions,” the DORA initially operated Thursdays through Saturdays from 4-9 p.m. Its operation was suspended during certain events, including the...
