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Madison committee weighs narrower alcohol outlet-density rule, votes to place proposal on file
Summary
Public health officials and Ald. Anna Vittiver debated a city proposal to expand local limits on new alcohol licenses near schools, hospitals, shelters and other alcohol outlets; the Alcohol License Review Committee recommended placing the measure on file without prejudice for further work.
Madison elected officials and public-health staff spent more than an hour on June 18 debating a proposed ordinance to restrict where new liquor licenses can be issued in the city.
Ald. Anna Vittiver introduced a scaled-back substitute to a broader proposal that had drawn intense public comment earlier this year. The second substitute would tie local review of new class A and class B licenses to a 300-foot buffer around existing sensitive uses such as schools, hospitals, libraries, treatment facilities, places that primarily serve people experiencing homelessness, and other licensed alcohol retailers — while leaving final discretion with the Common Council. “This is about protecting the safety, welfare and well-being of our community,” Vittiver said, describing the measure as a way to make the council record why it would approve a license in a…
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