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Omaha council delays liquor-license recommendation for Y Family Convenience Store after neighbors object
Summary
The City Council laid over a decision on a Class D liquor-license recommendation for Y Family Convenience Store at 7102 N. 30th St. after neighbors and the store’s applicants clashed over parking, noise and neighborhood impact. Council voted to delay the recommendation one week to allow the parties to meet.
The Omaha City Council on March 18 laid over a recommendation on a Class D liquor-license application for Y Family Convenience Store at 7102 North 30th Street after neighborhood residents raised concerns about parking, noise, and an apparent clustering of liquor retailers.
Neighbors and neighborhood association leaders urged the council to deny the license, telling members they already have “at least six places that sell liquor within a mile,” noting incidents of loitering, litter from small “shooter” bottles, and recurring noise problems from nearby motorcycle gatherings. Nancy Gardner, president of the Miller Park-Minne Lusa Neighborhood Association, said the group polled residents and found 10 opposed and 2 in favor.
The applicants’ attorney, Peng Li, told the council the store would be a family-owned business focused primarily on groceries and household goods and that “we…
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