Greeley liquor licensing authority approves several transfers and new license, continues two matters to March 14

The Greeley City Liquor Licensing Authority on Feb. 14 approved multiple liquor-license actions and set follow-up dates for others, deciding to approve a new beer-and-wine license for Sala Thai Greeley, approve transfers for a retail liquor store and a hotel-and-restaurant license, renew Hugo’s despite a lapse in a prior stipulation, continue two transfer matters for additional paperwork, and set a status conference in an order-to-show-cause matter for March 14 at 1 p.m.

The decisions came during a regularly scheduled licensing hearing conducted via Zoom and the city clerk’s streaming portal. Authority members reviewed city staff reports, background checks, petition signatures and required wholesaler affidavits before making rulings. Several items were continued so applicants could produce wholesaler affidavits or appear in person.

Most consequential for neighborhood process was the approval of a new beer-and-wine license for Sala Thai Greeley, 1330 Eighth Ave., where the city clerk’s office counted 53 petition signatures submitted and determined 35 valid signatures remained after 18 were rejected for form errors. The authority found no signatures in opposition and released the license for the applicant to submit to the state. “I will approve the liquor license as requested. I’ll ask the city clerk’s office to put my electronic signature on that application and send…