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Redevelopment commission refers multiple liquor‑license offers to staff; downtown business draws public support

Hammond Redevelopment Commission · November 19, 2025
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Commissioners voted to send several competing proposals for a three‑way downtown liquor license to staff for further review. A Bank Hammond resident delivered public comment urging support for Paradise/Aubrey Zelinka, citing the business's role in downtown revitalization.

The Hammond Redevelopment Commission on Nov. 18 voted to refer multiple responses for a downtown three‑way liquor license to staff for further evaluation.

Staff detailed bids and management offers from several respondents: Tutti's Chicken and Fish LLC submitted a primary purchase offer of $50,000 (with an optional five‑year management agreement totaling $102,000); an offer attributed to Aubrey Zelinka of Paradise (listed in packet as Paradise Motoki/Paradise Mo Kotiki) proposed a…

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