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Council approves three on-premise liquor licenses in 9'1 votes
Summary
The Roswell City Council moved to hold public hearings and voted to approve three on-premise liquor licenses for businesses at 610 S. Main, 301 N. Railroad and 2103 N. Main; recorded tallies show votes of 9'1 on items noted in the meeting record.
On Nov. 13 the Roswell City Council moved to hold public hearings and vote on multiple on-premise beer, wine and spirits licenses.
Council voted to hold a hearing and decide on a license for Lemongrass Thai LLC (610 South Main Street). The item was moved, seconded and recorded as passing 9'to—. Similar motions were carried for a license for Barbecue LLC (301 North Railroad Avenue) and for JASAL LLC d/b/a Los Cerritos Mexican Kitchen (2103 North Main Street); the meeting record shows affirmative votes for those items with at least one recorded dissent in the roll call on at least one vote.
The council's practice was noted by the city attorney, who reminded members that licenses are granted by default unless a negative finding is entered based on the record presented. No extended opposition or contested testimony is recorded in the public portion of the meeting minutes for these items.
What happens next: approved licenses will move through the city's licensing process for final issuance; staff will make any remaining administrative determinations and notify applicants of final licensing steps.
