Liquor license renewals dominate the agenda for tonight's special meeting.
The city has more than 30 liquor license holders, in three categories: Social clubs, consumption (bars, restaurants and nightclubs) and liquor stores. One bar, Latino's on South Avenue, is facing denial of its renewal due to 26 incidents over the past year, failure to display its license, having unregistered employees and not having a complete employee list. According to a police inspection report, a manager stated he was not adhering to any city liquor license ordinances "as it negatively affects his business."
Three bars have violations uncovered by the city's Inspections Division and one has violations cited by the Fire Division. The council will take no action on five liquor stores renewals due to problems including non-payment of fees, lack of state tax clearance or not being attached to any location.
The meeting is 7 p.m. in City Hall Library, 515 Watchung Ave.
--Bernice
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This city has more bars, which offer only part-time jobs, and they cause more problems than they give back to the community. At night you have to be careful that a drunk leaving a bar doesn't walk into your moving vehicle. We need to get stricter and remove licenses from those who are not following the law and serving obviously drunk patrons.
ReplyDeleteRe: According to a police inspection report, a manager stated he was not adhering to any city liquor license ordinances "as it negatively affects his business." This license should be revoked and business shut down, I would like to see if that would negatively affects his business. The ordinance is there for a reason and if everyone else can follow the law, he should do the same. I would hope that the council does not let these bar owners spit in their faces and still grant them permission to operate in this City.
ReplyDeleteBob I couldn't agree with you more. Let's start standing up to these establishments and close them down.
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