City Council approves Class 1 liquor license for 37 Smokehouse LLC

The City Council voted to approve an application for a Class 1 liquor license from 37 Smokehouse LLC after a brief public hearing and questions about the business address.

The applicant, identified in the meeting as Barbara Jensen, responded to council questions about an apparent county/city address discrepancy and a past liquor license in Atwood, Kansas. Jensen told the council the Kansas location closed during the COVID-19 pandemic, saying, "It was during the COVID time, so we shut that down." She also noted that a utility provider had flagged an address issue that the city and county were still clarifying.

Council members discussed whether the mismatch between the county address and the city description would affect the local license. A council member said the license included enough descriptive information to identify the establishment and that the address discrepancy likely would not prevent local approval. After questions were answered, a motion to approve the liquor license application was made and seconded. The motion passed with an affirmative vote from the council.

The council did not specify any additional conditions on the license during the meeting. The applicant was advised to update any external agency records once the correct address is confirmed so emergency responders and utilities have accurate information.

Votes at a glance: Motion — "Approve application for Class 1 liquor license from 37 Smokehouse LLC." Mover: Ben (recorded as "Ben and Nick" at motion); seconder: Nick. Outcome: approved (council recorded affirmative votes).

The council closed the public hearing after no additional public comments and moved on to the next agenda item.