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Council amends licensing decision for 1518 Washington: approves beer-only license with reduced hours and 150-capacity condition
Summary
After extended debate and amendments on May 6, the City of Racine Common Council approved a limited beer (malt beverage) license for 1518 Washington Avenue with conditions: hours restricted to midnight per the amended business plan and a capacity limit of 150 patrons.
The City of Racine Common Council on May 6 considered a contested liquor-license application for 1518 Washington Avenue (listed in the agenda as an LLC doing business as Dream Social Lounge / "a dream social lounge"). After multiple motions and amendments the council voted to alter the public-safety committee's prior denial and to approve a limited beer license with conditions.
The licensing item (agenda item 0209-25) had been before the public-safety and licensing committee multiple times. The applicant's new business-plan submission arrived to the clerk's office the day before the May 6 meeting; the council discussed whether to send the item back to committee for further negotiation but a motion to refer the item back failed on a roll-call vote (7 yes, 8 no).
Councilmember Pabon moved an amendment to the committee's denial that would approve, instead, a limited malt-beverage ("little B") license with two conditions: reduced hours (closing at midnight under the applicant's…
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