The Princeton Regional Health Commission decided last night to support a local push for an ordinance that would permit police to cite underage drinkers on private property.
"The commission thinks that lessening underage drinking is a laudable goal," vice chair Grace Finden said at the commission's meeting in Borough Hall to a crowd of five, consisting entirely of press.
Borough Mayor Marvin Reed had requested the opinion of the health commission concerning the issue.
Roz Denard, a member of the commission, echoed Finden's statement about curbing underage drinking. "Underage drinking is illegal," she said. "If you're under 21, you're not supposed to drink, according to the law."
Though most commission members were in favor of seeing such an ordinance passed, a few said they had some reservations about the possible law.
"Underage drinking has been around for a long time," said Dolores Phillips, a member of the commission. "It's always going to be there. I'd rather see more attention put to sex education and things like that."
Another member of the health commission, Henry Powsner, said he has concerns about civil liberty issues connected with the law.
"The question is how you go about it in a private property situation," Finden said, "but that's not our responsibility."
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