united-states
Can a local government charge a fee to enter a public downtown area during an event?
<p>Legally, can a local town or County in the U.S. (Florida) block off access and charge a fee to the citizens to enter a fenced in downtown area during an event?</p>

<h2>Yes</h2>

<p>Governments can close or restrict access to public thoroughfares for any number of reasons including emergency response, maintenance, public displays, crowd control etc.</p>

<p>If, for example, the government decided to host a concert on public land they could restrict access to ticket holders. Providing the sale of tickets was not done in an unlawfully discriminatory way, this would be fine.</p>
