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Resident raises questions about permits and liquor rules after city employees appreciation event
Summary
A resident who organized the city employees appreciation event asked why city staff told her that liquor and licensed bartenders were required and later said a Farmers Market site had code violations; the city manager advised follow-up and said state law distinguishes sale from free distribution of alcohol.
At the Benton Harbor Legislative Committee meeting a resident who organizes the annual city employees appreciation event pressed city officials for clarity after changes were made to where the event could be held.
The organizer — identified in the transcript as Miss Phillip — told the committee she has run the city employees appreciation event for five years, previously holding it at the Hogs Nest at 165 Main Street on the outdoor patio at no cost to the city. She said the property was donated and "there was no money exchange." She described being told informally that the Hogs Nest could not host the event because it lacked a liquor license and later hearing that…
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