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Grampy’s Pizzeria alcohol-license request draws public support and opposition; council postpones vote to May 13
Summary
Public commenters urged the council to either approve or deny Grampy’s Pizzeria’s request to sell beer and wine near a school. Council agreed to postpone consideration until the May 13 meeting after an applicant request to delay the vote.
CIBOLO, Texas — A request by Grampy’s Pizzeria to obtain a beer-and-wine license and a local variance drew several public speakers and written comments at the April 22 council meeting, with both supporters and opponents urging the council to weigh local impacts.
Joey Smith, who said he drove from Austin to speak, urged the council to support the restaurant’s request, calling the owners “great” and describing their past community donations. Written comments read into the record offered mixed views: Gregory Schwartz and Brian Clue urged approval to help a small local business compete, while Amy Thomas requested denial, citing a state/local restriction that bars on-site alcohol sales within 300 feet of a public school and saying parents and school staff would reasonably be concerned.
City staff and the mayor told speakers that the applicant had requested the item be postponed and that the council would take up the matter at its May 13 meeting. The mayor explained the request to postpone was to avoid asking attendees to wait through a long agenda and to give council time to consider the issue. Council did not act on the license at the April 22 meeting.
No final determination was made; the record shows the matter will return to the council for a vote on May 13, 2025.
