Lehighton has given the go-ahead for an inaugural event set to take place later this summer.

Kylie Adams-Weiss, senior vice president of the CCEDC, approached borough council on Monday about the upcoming Carbon County Community Festival.

Hosted by the Carbon Chamber and Economic Development Corp., the event is scheduled to be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 17 in the lower park.

Adams-Weiss told borough council the event would include craft and business vendors, children’s activities, food trucks, live music and more.

She said the group was seeking permission to have alcohol vendors on the premises.

Adams-Weiss was told organizers would need adequate signs, a special exception permit, and that the alcohol has to be sectioned off.

Councilwoman Autumn Abelovsky said that while she believes the event is a good thing, she is against alcohol at events in the borough’s parks.

Furthermore, Abelovsky added that the borough has an ordinance against it, and questioned why it has such an ordinance if it doesn’t intend to follow it.

Borough solicitor Jim Nanovic said he believes it prohibits any alcohol in the park.

Councilman Steve Hawk said he believes there needs to be something on record since the matter of alcohol at events continues to come up.

Afterward, council on a 4-1 vote, with Abelovsky opposed, approved the event having alcohol in a controlled area.

Councilmen John Kreitz and Dave Zimmerman were absent.