Police, businesses prepare for busy St. Patrick's Day weekend
Bars and restaurants are getting ready to make sure things run smoothly Monday for the holiday.
Based off beer sales, the Dublin Pub in the Oregon District is the state's largest St. Paddy's Day party. Its owners have been working all week to prepare while also keeping an eye on safety.
'We actually sell more Jameson or more Guinness than any other venue in the entire state,' said Dublin Pub co-owner Steve Teiber. 'You know, St Patrick's Day makes everything come alive.'
'Dayton really is kind of the center of St Patrick's Day for Ohio. And then you also throw in the first four tournament and the basketball, you throw all those things in combined and you've got this big electric city.'
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On Wednesday, the pub will begin assembling the tents it will use to corral the revelers for its 27th St. Patrick's Day. It will take about five days to finish building them.
The pub staff has been cleaning out plumbing and doing all the preparation they can before the big day.
A large part of the preparation: Hiring enough staff to accommodate the hundreds of people who will begin lining up at 4:30 a.m. Monday.
At least 30 members of that staff will be security personnel, on the ground to keep the peace, check IDs and ensure everyone drives safe for the holiday.
'We've got plenty of security on-site. Traditionally, we rarely ever have problems,' said Teiber. 'I'm sure there's a lot of people that sometimes overindulge a little bit, but that's why we always, always try and get them to our ride-share or ArriveSafe.'
Law enforcement is in full gear to help keep everyone safe this St. Patrick's Day.
'We want to keep the people having a good time that are safe as well as the other people that we're sharing the roadways with,' said Maj. Andy Flagg with the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office.
Flagg said deputies will be in six locations to watch out for impaired driving and disturbances.
The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office has already announced it will have an OVI checkpoint set up Monday, though it hasn't yet revealed the final location.
Montgomery County Prosecutor Mat Heck Jr. is planning to bring back his ArriveSafe program to give out free Uber rides.
There will be a free shuttle operating from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Monday to take people between the Dublin Pub (Oregon District), Flanagan's (Stewart Street north of UD) and Harrigan's (Kettering).
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