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Executive Committee approves new Class D liquor license and lowers proposed fee to $900
Summary
The McLean County Executive Committee approved an amendment to County Code chapter 160 to add a limited-scope Class D alcoholic beverage license and voted to set the initial fee at $900 after discussion about parity with surrounding jurisdictions and whether "barter" falls under the liquor code.
The McLean County Executive Committee on Monday approved a request to amend County Code chapter 160 (alcoholic beverages) to add a new Class D license and adopted an amendment lowering the proposed license fee from $1,200 to $900.
The committee debated whether informal exchanges—such as one person moving another's couch in return for a case of beer—would trigger licensing rules. Member Reeves raised the example and asked if such barter would be a violation of the county ordinance. County…
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