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Licenses committee approves Amani Place liquor license after hours of neighborhood debate
Summary
Milwaukee's Licenses Committee voted 4-0 (one abstention) to approve a class B tavern license for Amani Place at 401 N. 30th Place after a long public hearing with neighbors and supporters testifying on both sides. The decision comes while a separate zoning/BOZA step remains unresolved.
The Milwaukee Common Council Licenses Committee approved a class B tavern license for Amani Place, a neighborhood event space on North 30th Street, following a heavily attended and sometimes contentious hearing that stretched several hours.
Alderman Mark Chambers moved approval; the committee recorded a 4–0 vote with Alderman Alex Regalis abstaining. Supporters — residents, neighborhood business owners, and community leaders — told the committee the applicant had worked with neighbors and that the venue has been operating without incident while offering a small, community-focused events space. Opponents called for caution, citing parking, noise and historic concerns about taverns on the corridor.
Why it matters: The vote allows the business operator to sell alcohol at the…
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