Social host: Havre made the right choice

A couple of weeks ago at the Havre City Council public hearing to consider a local social host ordinance, a teenager stood before the council and made a compelling case to prohibit people from providing a place for teens to drink alcohol.

She said, "When adults provide teens with a place to drink or alcohol to drink, it gets harder to say no … I just want my friends to be safe."

The Havre City Council agreed.

Under its authority to "protect public health, safety, and general welfare" and "enforce laws prohibiting the consumption of alcohol by underage persons," Havre City Council voted ov...