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Committee endorses resolution supporting state liquor-license bills for local restaurant
Summary
The Finance Committee voted to endorse a resolution urging passage of state bills that would allow a Mexican restaurant to obtain a liquor license covering a site that straddles two ward lines.
The Providence Finance Committee voted to endorse a resolution urging the Rhode Island General Assembly to pass House Bill 2025 H-6135 and Senate Bill S-1018, related to alcohol-license transfers or classifications that affect a local Mexican restaurant (identified in committee discussion as the Tulum restaurant located at a ward boundary).
Councilor Peterson, who introduced the item, said the new owners want to continue an existing pattern of on-premises alcohol service at a site that sits partly in Ward 14 and partly in Ward 4. Supporters in the meeting said neighbors welcomed the business and that the request preserves a long-standing activity at the location. Committee members asked staff to track the bills’ committee status and to send letters to the sponsor and to the appropriate state officials if the bills advance.
The committee voted in favor of the resolution and instructed staff to send a copy to the legislator sponsoring the change and to notify state offices if the bill passes the committee stage.
