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Peaceful Grounds Coffee seeks village consideration for gaming license
Summary
The owner of new downtown coffee shop Peaceful Grounds asked the Village Board to consider issuing a gaming license for her business, saying additional revenue could help offset low foot traffic; she requested the board vote on the request at next month’s meeting.
Cheryl Wallman, owner of Peaceful Grounds Coffee Company, asked the Village Board of Manhattan during public comment to consider granting a gaming license to help her new business offset low customer traffic and operating costs.
Wallman said the proposed gaming would be located in a "quiet and discreet location" inside the coffee shop and that obtaining machines takes roughly six months, making timely consideration important. "This gaming would not be in the open, it would be in a quiet and discreet location," Wallman said. She asked the board to vote on the application at the next meeting.
Wallman identified limited car and foot traffic near her location on Route 52 as a challenge and said the extra revenue would help sustain the family business. The board did not take formal action on the request during the meeting; the item was presented as public comment and Wallman asked that trustees consider the request at an upcoming meeting.
The record shows no application materials or formal licensing authority were discussed on the record; if the board schedules the item for a future agenda the village will need to follow statutory and local licensing procedures before issuing any license.
