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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- One of Kansas City's oldest entertainment districts may be implementing new security measures.

On Wednesday the city's planning and zoning committee approved a proposal to privatize some of the sidewalks in Westport. That ordinance heads to the full city council Thursday.

The idea is to let business owners pay for their upkeep and in return, they will be able to control who comes into this area and who cannot.

The impacted area would be from Westport Road north to 40th Street, and from Southwest Trafficway east to Broadway.

The streets would remain open to everyone most of the time, but on Fridays and Saturdays from 11 p.m. until 3 a.m., businesses could shut down the sidewalks and force everyone to go through a metal detector. If they have a gun, security could force them to leave, and only those over 21 would be allowed in.

Westport tried to privatize the sidewalks back in 2001, but it didn’t pass.