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Lawrence board approves new license application for Colonial Sports Bar amid transfer paperwork gap
Summary
The Lawrence City licensing board approved a new liquor license application for Colonial Sports Bar (283 Broadway) after buyers said the prior owner could not produce transfer paperwork; the board will submit the application to the state ABCC and seek guidance to avoid a possible shutdown at year end.
The Lawrence City Licensing Board voted to approve a new liquor license application for Colonial Sports Bar, at 283 Broadway, after new owners said they could not complete a direct license transfer because the seller failed to provide required certificates.
Attorney Carrion, representing the new owners, told the board the purchasers, Nisidoro Perez and his wife, bought the Colonial property earlier this year but discovered the seller had not provided a certificate of good standing from the state Department of Revenue or a certificate of compliance from the Division of Unemployment Assistance. Carrion said the sellers were later located but that the seller is seriously ill and unable to participate in the transfer process.
The board discussed options to avoid an operational lapse when the existing license renews. "We would like to figure out some way to get the license into the new corporation without having to shut the place down and wait," Carrion said. A board member said they would contact the director of the ABCC for guidance on whether the business can continue operating under the existing license while the new application is considered.
Commissioner Laird moved to approve the new license for Colonial Sports Bar, Inc., doing business as Baraona Sport Bar, at 283 Broadway; Commissioner Morales seconded the motion and the board approved it. The board instructed staff to submit the application to the ABCC as soon as possible and noted the business may have to close at midnight on Dec. 31 if the ABCC requires a lapse before the new license can be activated.
Next steps: staff and the applicant's attorney will contact the ABCC for guidance and will forward the application after required inspections and documentation are complete. The board recorded that, because the seller previously paid renewal fees, timing and missing certificates remain the core issues that must be resolved with the ABCC.
