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New Shoreham board renews dozens of seasonal beverage licenses; imposes site restriction at Block Island Beach House
Summary
The licensing board renewed a large slate of Class A and B beverage licenses for seasonal businesses and approved a site-specific restriction limiting liquor service at the Block Island Beach House to a defined northeast patio area, excluding the hillside and parking lot.
The New Shoreham Board of License Commissioners approved renewals for a broad group of Class A and B beverage licenses on Wednesday and added at least one location-specific condition intended to reduce problems tied to off-site consumption.
Renewals granted included Block Island Grocery (Macklock Enterprises), Redbird Liquor Store, Manatees on Spring Street, Mohegan Cafe, Block Island Pizza Pie Company, Aldo’s, the Atlantic (Beach/Inn), and numerous other restaurants, inns and seasonal operations. Most renewals were approved "pursuant to a site plan on file and pending any outstanding documentation or fees," per motions recorded at the hearing.
Police and staff clarified that many of the calls recorded in the department’s CAD system were location-tagged (for example, motor-vehicle accidents or requests for ID checks) and were not related to liquor-service violations. Chief Paul told the board that "they were not anything to do with the liquor license itself or any issues there," when asked about multiple calls to some locations.
At 32 Dodge Street (Block Island Beach House), the board heard concerns about litter and the visual impact of a hillside area that had been used for consumption. The applicant said staff would increase daily monitoring and cleaning. Councilor O'Neil moved to restrict liquor service to the northeast patio area shown on the site map and to exclude the hillside and parking-lot areas; the motion passed. The board identified parcel markers (listed at the meeting as 6140, 6142 and 6143) to clarify the permitted service area.
The board also addressed several administrative corrections on renewal applications (a mislabeled "transfer of license" checked on one form, updated map highlights) and continued a few items when applicants or counsel were unavailable.
