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Omaha council dismisses complaint against Pacific Convenient Food Mart over litter and loitering allegations
Summary
After testimony from nearby property managers and the store's attorney, the City Council voted unanimously to dismiss a citizen complaint alleging the Pacific Convenient Food Mart at 7444 Pacific Street violated the Nebraska Liquor Control Act by selling small "shooter" bottles and drawing homeless loiterers to neighboring properties.
The Omaha City Council on March 11 voted 7–0 to dismiss a complaint filed under state law that alleged repeated violations of the Nebraska Liquor Control Act by Pacific Convenient Food Mart at 7444 Pacific Street.
Property managers who operate adjacent office and retail buildings told the council they had repeatedly found small liquor bottles, cigarette and hemp product waste and human debris on their properties and in alleys. “It has literally been a magnet drawing homeless people to the neighborhood,” said Mike Huber, owner of a nearby retail strip center, describing frequent litter and incidents that caused…
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