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Beer Board approves three beer‑permit applications and ratifies minutes
Summary
At its Feb. 20, 2025 meeting the Beer Board approved minutes from Dec. 19 and granted two off‑premise and one on‑premise beer permits for businesses on Murfreesboro Road after brief applicant questioning about training and ID checks.
The Beer Board approved the meeting minutes from Dec. 19 and granted three beer‑permit applications at its Feb. 20, 2025 meeting.
Board members unanimously approved an off‑premise beer permit for Family Mart LaVerne, 5052 Murfreesboro Road, after a representative, identified in the record as Miss Patel, confirmed the business would maintain existing policies and staff training. Miss Patel told the board the store would keep the same employees and training practices.
The board also approved an on‑premise beer permit for Thai Siam restaurant. The owner (name not recorded in the transcript) told the board the restaurant expects to employ about three staff members and said staff will check IDs and verify ages. A board member noted that background checks through NCIC had been run and the applications were approved, and the owner said employees would verify every ID and use an internal process to confirm age at point of sale.
A third permit — an off‑premise beer permit for La Verne Delia Tacos, 5022 Murfreesboro Road — was approved after owner Abdul Haakonchali discussed a prior violation late last year and described steps taken to prevent a recurrence. Haakonchali said the store uses an ID‑scanning system that displays a red bar when a sale is not allowed and that the problem in the earlier incident occurred when an employee manually entered the wrong year. He said most current employees are the same and the scanning system now prevents similar errors.
All three permit motions were made, seconded and approved without extended debate. The board also formally approved the Dec. 19 meeting minutes at the start of the meeting. After the permit votes the board adjourned.
Votes at a glance: - Approve meeting minutes from Dec. 19 — Motion to approve carried (yes: 3, no: 0, abstain: 0). - Family Mart LaVerne, 5052 Murfreesboro Road — Off‑premise beer permit approved (yes: 3, no: 0, abstain: 0). - Thai Siam — On‑premise beer permit approved (yes: 3, no: 0, abstain: 0). - La Verne Delia Tacos, 5022 Murfreesboro Road — Off‑premise beer permit approved (yes: 3, no: 0, abstain: 0).
Board procedure and applicant requirements noted during the meeting included verifying IDs at point of sale and documented staff training. Applicants were told to follow up with staff after the meeting about permit issuance.
