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Committee holds Bulldogs Bar license amendment amid questions about construction, permits and accuracy of application
Summary
Committee voted to hold a proposed amendment to the premises description for Bulldogs Bar (1234 State Street) until Nov. 17, asking the applicant to correct dates and provide an accurate diagram; police are investigating whether the business served alcohol before a certificate of occupancy and fines may follow.
The Protection Policy Committee on Monday voted to hold a requested amendment to the liquor license premises description for Bulldogs Bar at 1234 State Street until the committee’s Nov. 17 meeting, citing errors on the submitted amendment and unresolved questions about when the business began serving in the new building.
City staff and police told the committee the business tore down and rebuilt its bar this year and that some construction work began without permits. Inspection staff recently granted a certificate of occupancy, but police said social-media posts and other evidence show the business may have been operating in portions of the new building before occupancy was granted. Police said they are investigating to determine when unpermitted activity occurred and that citations could follow; any fines or citations would be handled separately from the premises amendment.
The amendment before the committee would update the license description to ‘‘inside bar area and horseshoe pits’’ to reflect the rebuilt structure. Committee members and staff noted discrepancies in the application: the amendment form contains an incorrect year (it listed 2026) and a February submission referenced premises that no longer matched the rebuilt layout. Inspection documents include a February 4 photograph showing a partially completed building and officials reported the business paid extra permit fees (between roughly $600 and $700) to resolve inspection and permit issues.
A representative from the Brown County Tavern League, Brandy Hibbard, joined by phone and criticized the applicant’s truthfulness on permits and the application. The bar’s owners were not present. Committee members said the missing applicant presence was problematic and directed the clerk’s office to notify the business to appear and to correct and refile the amendment (dated correctly to 2025). The committee’s action to hold the amendment means the amendment will not be finalized until Nov. 17; police investigations into potential past violations continue independently.
