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Forest Park council debates liquor-license proximity rules after package-store applicant seeks new site
Summary
Councilors pressed staff over communication failures after a package-store tenant from the Old Dixie site pursued a relocation to Forest Parkway; staff and the city attorney said state law sets a 100-yard minimum from churches for distilled-spirits package sales but the city can adopt stricter rules, and staff pledged a timeline memo and improved interdepartmental coordination.
Councilors at the Nov. 17 meeting pressed staff for answers after a distilled-spirits package applicant connected with the Old Dixie package store sought to relocate to a Forest Parkway parcel following a building fire.
Staff confirmed the applicant (identified in meeting materials as Charmunda Corporation d/b/a Dixie Package) submitted a complete application; the building-permit and fire-inspection processes must be finalized before the alcohol license is issued.…
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