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Residents defend The Drunk Uncle and question liquor-license availability
Summary
Multiple residents used the council's public-participation period to urge the council to preserve a small-business bar known as The Drunk Uncle and raised broader questions about the number and origin of liquor licenses in West Allis.
Several West Allis residents used the council's public-participation period to speak in support of a neighborhood bar identified in comments as "The Drunk Uncle" and to ask the council about recent new liquor licenses for other businesses.
Brett Cooley, who identified himself as a West Allis resident, told the council, "I've gone there since right after it opened, from COVID," and described regular community events such as wrestling viewings that brought patrons together. Cooley questioned media coverage that suggested prolonged bad behavior at the bar and asked why council members had visited the establishment if problems were…
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