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Board discusses draft liquor‑code change to allow limited hard‑liquor displays at convenience stores
Summary
Staff proposed modifying the village’s class N liquor license to allow limited hard‑liquor displays behind the counter at certain convenience stores; the board asked about historical reasons for fuel‑based distinctions, enforcement (register lockouts, 2 a.m. sales limit), display‑size limits, and requested staff draft ordinance language for further review.
Village staff presented options to amend the liquor code to permit limited sales of hard liquor at some convenience stores. Director Jennings said the liquor and license commission had considered a request from the new operator of the Shell convenience store by Ernie's to allow hard‑liquor sales and that staff drafted an approach to modify the existing class N license language.
The proposed amendment would remove the current reference to fuel sales from the license class and apply a…
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