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Council reviews renewed liquor-store permit request at Avenue M in Temple Heights amid safety concerns
Summary
City of Temple staff presented a renewed application to operate a liquor store at the corner of Avenue M and 43rd in the Temple Heights neighborhood, saying the same applicant was denied about a year earlier and that updated neighborhood responses plus a three-year crime review informed staff—s concerns.
City of Temple staff presented a renewed application to operate a liquor store in a small suite at the corner of Avenue M and 43rd in the Temple Heights neighborhood, noting the same applicant had previously sought the permit and was denied roughly a year earlier.
The liquor-store suite would occupy the smaller left-hand unit of a building that also houses a convenience store; staff said the two uses would be physically separated by a solid wall. Staff told the council the site sits about 950 feet from a church and more than 1,000 feet from Scott Elementary, placing it outside the city—s 300-foot protected distance from the school. Staff also said it had not yet received a current Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission certificate for any renewed application.
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