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Chattanooga Beer Board delays Melissa Perez beer permit after missing nationwide background check
Summary
Melissa Perez’s application for beer permit 1317 at 1501 East 20 Third Street was moved to the next Beer Board meeting because a required nationwide background check had not been uploaded; legal review and regulatory approval remain outstanding.
Melissa Perez’s application to sell consumer beer at 1501 East 20 Third Street was moved to the Chattanooga Beer Board’s next meeting after staff found a required nationwide background check had not been uploaded.
Board members heard that Perez submitted a declaration of citizenship (shown in the portal as uploaded March 3) and other paperwork, but the nationwide background check was not available in the record. Staff member Ms. McDonald told the board there is a legal hold until the missing document is uploaded and reviewed.
The board’s clerk (Bertha) and staff confirmed that once the background check is uploaded and legal clears the file, the application will go to regulatory review and Perez may not need to return to the board if regulatory approves. Board members then voted to pass the beer application (beer application 1317) to the next meeting or until legal and regulatory review are complete.
The application listing says the location is owned by Vintage Real Estate Holdings and is zoned M-1. Board members indicated the citizenship declaration appeared in the portal but the nationwide background check was only provided to staff on the Monday before the meeting and had not yet been processed.
Action on the application was procedural: the board passed the matter to the next meeting to allow staff and legal to complete their review. If regulatory approves the application after legal clearance, Perez will be notified via the portal and will not need to appear again.
Votes at a glance: The motion to pass beer application 1317 to the next meeting carried on a roll call with affirmative votes from Christie, Veronica, Ron Smith, JW (board member), Reginald, Betsy, Zach Atley and the chair.
