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Ripley board approves downtown beer permit, hears update on economic deal and fire ISO progress

Board of Mayor and Aldermen, City of Ripley · February 3, 2026
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Summary

At its February meeting the Ripley Board of Mayor and Aldermen approved an off‑premises beer permit for a downtown retailer, heard an update on a pending economic development 'bio deal' now with the IDB, and were told Ripley Fire has a Class 4 ISO rating with plans to pursue Class 3.

The Ripley Board of Mayor and Aldermen on an otherwise routine February meeting approved a downtown off‑premises beer permit, received updates on a pending economic development project and the fire department’s ISO rating, and postponed the scheduled introduction of the UT Martin Ripley director.

The board voted by voice to approve an off‑premises beer permit for an applicant named in the transcript as "Gita Babalua, Patel, d/b/a Kings Beer and Tobacco" at a Washington Street address the transcript records inconsistently as 290 and 291 Washington Street. Mister Chiblin moved to approve the permit; Mister Thompson seconded. With no further discussion the motion carried by voice vote.

The permit approval was among several…

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