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Council approves Sea Level redevelopment liquor license, rejects La Mulata amid neighborhood concerns
Summary
Council approved a redevelopment-area liquor license for Sea Level at 200 S. Washington Square but voted down a separate request for La Mulata at 5334 S. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., following resident complaints about unpermitted events and ongoing neighborhood disturbances.
The Lansing City Council on March 10 approved a redevelopment-area liquor license for Sea Level at 200 South Washington Square and denied a similar request from La Mulata at 5334 South Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard after neighbors and some council members raised concerns about unpermitted events and repeated complaints.
Why it matters: Redevelopment-area liquor licenses are created to encourage economic development in designated shopping districts; council decisions affect which businesses can sell alcohol and how commercial corridors are revitalized.
Council debate and evidence Council Member Brown presented both license applications and explained the state-law framework (Public Act 501 of 2006) that…
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