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Yankton sets $25,000 minimum and May 15 sealed-bid timeline for new package liquor license
Summary
After discussion the commission approved a sealed-bid method with a $25,000 minimum bid, a $100 nonrefundable application fee and a May 15 bid opening for an additional package off-sale liquor license; renewal fee remains $500 by ordinance.
YANKTON, S.D. — The City Commission voted Tuesday to issue a recently authorized package off‑sale liquor license by sealed bid with a $25,000 minimum, a $100 nonrefundable application fee and a sealed-bid opening set for May 15.
The item stems from state statutes that permit additional package‑sale licenses when population thresholds are met. City staff, led by Lisa, reviewed prior attempts to sell the license by sealed bid at higher minimums that drew no offers and explained that the city’s ordinance…
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