Thanks to Mercer Island's Communities That Care Coalition, the Mercer Island City Council is considering an ordinance that would fine adults who host underage drinking parties in their homes. These types of laws, called social host ordinances, are an effective method for preventing underage drinking in communities where house parties are a problem. As with most youth substance abuse prevention-related policies, they are especially effective in communities where multiple prevention activities are happening.
For those of you who would like to be present for the second reading and vote on the proposed ordinance, the Mercer Island City Council will take up the matter again during its December 5, 2011 meeting.
