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Council tables liquor-license application for 2423 South Big Bend after packed public hearing
Summary
After more than a dozen neighbors urged the council to block a proposed liquor store at 2423 South Big Bend because of its proximity to schools and a park, the council voted to table the applicant’s request for a full and Sunday package liquor license.
Maplewood — Residents filled the council chamber Tuesday night and urged elected officials to block a proposed liquor store at 2423 South Big Bend, citing safety, traffic and neighborhood impacts, and the City Council voted to table the license application.
Neighbors described frequent foot traffic by children at nearby schools and a playground, and said past activity at the site (a 7-Eleven) had created noise, loitering and traffic close to the high school and junior high. "I think it's a terrible idea," said Lamira Martin, who said she lives across Big Bend; she added that children walk home by that location and that a…
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