ZELIENOPLE — Borough council Monday night voted to apply for a limited liquor license that would be used for special events at the borough’s Community Park.

The license, if approved by the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board, would be limited to the Amphitheater area and would only allow the selling of beer and wine by the borough’s park board.

The selling of hard liquor would not be permitted.

Councilwoman Mary Hess, who is also a member of the park board, reiterated to council the selling of alcohol would be limited to several park events per year.

The revenues from those sales would help fund park programs and improvements.

Council had questioned last month whether the borough would have any liability issues associated with the license.

Hess said she checked with the borough’s insurance carrier, which indicated the borough was already covered and considered it a “non-issue.” She added the park board also carries its own liability insurance.

For each event the alcohol would be brought in and then removed when it ended, Hess said.

Earlier this year, the successful Zelienople On Tap and Unplugged beer and music festival was held as a fundraiser for the borough’s parks programming.

Because the borough does not have a liquor license, the event was run by an outside vendor that had a license that limited promotion and some of its potential revenues, she said.