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Commission recommends council consider expanding riverfront liquor-license boundary and creating a downtown dining fund

5415326 · July 18, 2025
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Summary

The redevelopment commission on July 14 approved sending a revised riverfront liquor-license boundary and a recommendation to establish a municipal fund (proposed $2,500 annual fee per license) to the Common Council for consideration; the commission’s action was a recommendation, and council would draft any ordinance and determine fund rules.

The Michigan City Redevelopment Commission on July 14 forwarded a recommendation to the Common Council to consider revised boundaries for the riverfront municipal liquor-license program and to create a standing fund to support downtown dining and related amenities.

Staff presented two maps showing (1) the existing riverfront license boundary and (2) a proposed boundary based on the redevelopment area and a 3,000-foot buffer from the center line of Trail Creek, drawn…

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