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Council orders review to tighten security conditions at downtown lounge after parking-lot attack
Summary
The Midland City Council voted 7to0 to direct staff to begin amending the Hotshots specific-use designation to require certified security guards on every night the lounge is open and to extend post-close security coverage, following a violent, unreported assault in a nearby parking lot.
The Midland City Council directed staff to begin the process of amending the specific-use designation (SUD) for Hotshots, a downtown lounge, to strengthen security conditions following a violent, unreported assault captured on video in a parking lot behind the business.
Staff and council recapped that the SUD had been approved on June 10 with several conditions, including a unique 60-day and 7-month review requirement and a condition that required two certified security guards on Friday and Saturday nights. Staff presented incident data for 2024 and 2025 (through July), noting that since the SUD's security requirement went into effect there were 11 reported incidents attached to the property during the review…
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