The Town Council agreed to let the operator of 360 Venue retain his entertainment/liquor license for a limited period while he seeks a new location and while police check reports of an unlicensed nightclub operating nearby.

Alex Jackson, who applied for an entertainment license for 360 Venue at 1525 Smith Street, told the council he had a breakdown in communications with the property owner and that the owner changed the locks and removed Jackson's equipment. "I had to get an injunction to the judge through the courts to force him to unlock the door so I can get all my equipment out," Jackson said. He said the dispute left him financially harmed and that an adjacent business was operating without licenses.

Jackson provided the council with photographs and asked that the council allow him time to find another location rather than immediately reclaiming the license. Council members expressed sympathy, asked the police to check reports about an unlicensed venue at the same plaza and agreed to hold the license for several months. Council President confirmed a check-in would occur at the December council meeting.

Town staff said they had not issued licenses for the neighboring space and that Lieutenant Ginn would visit the site. Council members also discussed reports that the plaza owner had installed unpermitted apartments; staff said they would investigate code and tax records.

Council took a procedural vote to consider Jackson's request and to allow him to keep the license on condition that he pursue an alternate location; there was no guarantee of a permanent license transfer without following the town's licensing process.