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County continues hearing on Drift Inn liquor-license renewal after neighbor attorney raises concerns
Summary
Neighbors asked the board to deny the liquor-license renewal for Independent Whitewater dba Drift Inn, citing unclear original licensing, noise, parking and reported DUIs; commissioners voted to continue the hearing to allow the clerk and sheriff to provide missing records and to have the licensee appear in January.
An attorney representing neighboring property owners asked the county to deny the liquor-license renewal for Independent Whitewater dba Drift Inn, arguing the original license was not properly noticed for the Drift Inn property, the optional-premises map is unclear, operations recently ran until 4 a.m., parking has spilled onto county roads, and the sheriff's reports document DUI incidents.
County legal counsel and the clerk's office recommended continuing the public hearing so staff could obtain the sheriff's report and request that the applicant provide an updated optional-premises map and appear at the January hearing. Commissioners directed the clerk to request specific materials including hours of operation, parking management plans, and a delineated premises map for the optional-premises license.
Commissioner 3 moved to continue the hearing to the second board meeting in January so commissioners can review the requested materials and hear from the licensee; the motion was seconded and carried by voice vote.
