Board Approves 99 North St. Beer-and-Wine Permit; amends resolution to remove word “liquor”

The Middletown Planning Board on Nov. 5, 2025, voted to approve a beer-and-wine permit for a proposed sports-bar restaurant at 99 North Street and amended the resolution to remove the word “liquor” from the title and paragraph 1.

Applicant Daisy Avalos described the business as a restaurant with sports-bar elements, said the venue would operate seven days a week and that it expects to close by 11 p.m. A written neighbor comment (emailed by “Kevin”) asked about days and hours, the potential for conversion to a full-liquor license in the future, and the location of front and rear entrances. The board read the written comment into the record and answered that the resolution would reflect hours of operation of 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily and that the city’s rules limit initial licensing to beer and wine; a full liquor license requires meeting city criteria, including a minimum presence as required by city policy (board noted a typical five-year criterion articulated on the record).

Mister McCormick and others pressed staff to remove the word “liquor” from the resolution language; the planning board voted to amend the resolution to strike the word and then voted to adopt the amended resolution. Building inspector Mr. Martinez and fire inspector Mr. Witkowski confirmed outstanding building and fire items had been resolved.

The motion to amend and then to adopt the amended resolution passed by roll call. The board’s action approves the land-use/permit conditions on the record (including operating hours); any future request for a full liquor license would require compliance with the city’s liquor-licensing criteria and a return to the board if land-use review is required.