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Parks staff seek short-term liquor-license extensions; Mesker Park Zoo asks to retain license for key events
Summary
Parks staff described an administrative transition of liquor licenses to the facility manager VenuWorks and discussed 90-day extensions to bridge permit renewals; Mesker Park Zoo requested retaining its license for a Feb. 8 fundraiser and summer events.
Evansville City Parks Department staff on Jan. 22 described an administrative effort to transfer liquor licenses currently held by the parks department to facility managers and asked the board to note the need for short-term extensions during the transition. The discussion included a request from Mesker Park Zoo staff to keep the zoo's license in place for a Feb. 8 ticketed fundraiser and for ZOO Brew, a larger summer fundraiser.
Director Danielle Crook and department staff explained that several facility liquor permits tied to parks-operated venues — including the Victory Theater and Ford Center operations managed by VenuWorks under a contract…
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