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Sweetwater council approves liquor-store rule change, safety grant, appointment and work on Biggs building
Summary
At its meeting, the Sweetwater Town Council approved Ordinance 10-46 to allow smaller packaged-liquor displays in the Main Street district, authorized a safety grant application with a 50% match, appointed Marcus Johnson to a temporary Park & Rec vacancy and approved masonry work and temporary utilities for the Biggs building.
The Sweetwater Town Council on Monday approved a package of routine and policy actions, including an ordinance to ease display-size requirements for packaged liquor stores in the town's Main Street district, authorization to apply for a $3,000 private safety grant with a 50% local match, a temporary appointment to the Parks and Recreation Commission and work to restore the Biggs building.
The council adopted Ordinance 10-46, described in the meeting packet as an amendment that "allow[s] a smaller building to fit the requirements for a liquor package store" in the Main Street district. Council members discussed the relationship between the ordinance and the Main Street district boundary, with staff explaining that the Main Street Board must first approve the district boundary before the town council takes final action. The ordinance passed on a roll-call vote: Commissioners Hughes, Mosier, Richardson, Jenks and Stutz each voted aye.
The council also approved…
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